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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
SIX SORTS OF a HOG.
Railroad Nuisances Which Seem tn Thrive
In Warm Weather.

1.-THE car hog Is more and more in
evidence every day said car con-
ductor the other day. The warm
weather develops traits that have been
dormant with the winter have
counted six different varieties of the
breed in a week. | used 10 be "A raiser
of stock in more prosperous days, and
I'm a good Judge. The most common
sort is that of the fellow who occupies
more room than he needs; never sees
that he could make room for anybody,
and il evidently the same when he is at
home. III bet he's the man who gets
the morning paperfirst. reads ii 10 him
self, gives no one else chance, and
carries il downtown in his pocket.
Then, there's the fellow who crosses
his legs and when anyone seeks 10 pass
simply turns his foot edgeways, SO that
twice as much dirt is rubbed off on a
woman's dress and he gets half a shine
for nothing If bigger man stands
still and glares at him he will unfold
his legs. but only then. This is the
same animal who likes 10 stretch out in
cross seats on the L and clean his
boots on the edge of the seat.
THE third of the species is less bold
than his brothers. lie is the chap who,
when some one gets up, leaving "a seat
vacant, although there's "A tired woman
maybe next TO him. pumps into the va
cant spot for she had her back turned,
and the opportunity was-and always
is, in fact-never neglected by him.
The fourth sort is the rooster who
reads another mans paper over his
shoulder saw one the other day who
was so interested in one article that he
didn't see the man who held the paper
was furtively and amusedly regarding
him. The fact was brought TO his at
tention, however, by the paper being
pushed in front of his face and then
withdrawn, and when he looked up a
dozen smiling faces made him turn
fairly sallow
THE fifth is really only a pig. He's
not grown. but thinks he is. His nose
that's not the word. but il will dds
retrousse, and the little bristles under
il are carefully cared for He likes 10
crowd close 10 a pretty girl and stare
at her with such a yearning look. If
he sits opposite her his eyes rarely
wander from hers. | saw one young
woman stare at the feet of one of that
sort for five minutes. He pulled them
back and fdgeted them about, finally
resting on his toes. She kept right on
staring and he became very uncomfort-
able. I'm told that's sure remedy.
He finally got ont on the platform.
The last,0f the railroad hogs know,
although there may be others. is the
one who opens his newspaper so as to
shut out the view of those on either
side of him If he'd fold it down the
center of the page-but, pshaw, he
won't
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
Early Marriage. OF Royalty.

Queen Isabella of Spain, who came to
the throne at three years of age, was
married on her sixteenth birthday.
Queen Victoria Of England, who was
crowned at eighteen, was married at
twenty. Queen Maria da Gloria de
Braganza, born in the same year as
Queen Victoria, assembled the throne of
Portugal at the age Of seven, and at
fifteen welded the duke OF Leuchten-
berg, one of the Beauharnais family,
who left her widow before she was
sixteen, and the year after she married
Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg
Gotha, from which alliance the reign
ing house of Portugal proceeds. From
these examples it will be seen that
there is nothing premature in these
projects of marriage which the qeeen
regent and the privy council of Holland
have set on foot on behalf of the tf-
teen-year-old Queen Wilhelmina.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
WOMEN IN sRICkvAROS.
Many Are Employed IL chic ago at Rough
Labor.

The statement made the other day at
the Chicago trade and labor assembly
that women and young children worked
in Chicago's brickyards appears TO have
a foundation in fact.
A visit was made 10 various brick
yard and, although onlt one woman
was found at work, this " as simply be-
cause the yards quit work at ten o'clock
in the morni ng. No one connected
with the in dustrv denies that women
work in the yards, but say their work
Is mostly what is technically called
backing" brick.
This consists of turning the bricks
over and piling them up in rows. II
does not sound like very hard work. but
when il comes To either stacking or
turning over thirty thousand bricks
day it will be seen that the task would
tax the back of many IA man.
Most of the rough labor is done by
Poles, and il Is said that this is mostly
the race which allows its women TO
work in the yards Contrary To eXpec-
tation, it is neither widows nor single
women who do the work, but the wives
and mothers of families who labor in
the yards right beside their husbands.
Not much can he learned from the
employees themselves, but the police
who have travelled around the yards
tell bad tales. They say that it is no
uncommon sight TO see little girls
turning bricks who are SO tired that
they crawl on all tours from one pile TO
another. Their backs are bowed and
bent and they cry when they try %
stand up straight
The women, for their work, are paid
six dollars a week. The children get
three dollars-or. rather, their parents
get il. Owing To the hours in the yards
the school inspectors can do nothing
because most of the children attend
afternoon school.
Work at the brick yards begins at
half-past three or four o'clock in the
morning and is over when the sun gets
hot-about ten o'clock Then the little
children can go 20 play or go 10 school
and the mothers can go 10 their house
work. They have earned dollar and
a half.
Women and children have only been
employed in the yards recently. There
was a general strike among the brick
makers few weeks ago on account of
the manufacturers not paying the
union scale of wages, and women and
children have been employed 10 take
the Dlaces of the strikers
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
a CURIOUS CLOCK.
IL shows the Entire Working OF a RAIL
way Depot.

A curious clock has been made by
clockmaker of Warsaw named Gold
fadon, who has worked on il six years.
Tie clock, according TO the Railway
News Reporter, represents a railway
station, with waiting rooms for the
traveller, telegraph and ticket rooms, "a
very pretty, well-lighted platform and
a flower garden. in the center of which
is sprinlSling fountain of clear water.
Past the railway station runs the lines.
There are also signal-boxes, signals,
lights and reservoirs fact, every
thing that belongs 10 railway station
TO the smallest detail.
In the cupola of the central tower Is
a clock which shows the time of the
place; two clocks in the side cupolas
show the time at New York and Picking,
and on the two outermost towers are
calendar and a barometer. Every quar-
ter of an hour the station begins TO
show signs of life. First of all, the tel
egraph official begins 20 work. He dis
patches a telegram stating that the
line is clear. The doors open and on
the platform appear the stationmaster
and bis assistant; the clerk is seen at
the window of the ticket-office and the
pointsmen come out of their boxes and
close the barriers.
a long line of people form at the
ticket Office 10 buy tickets; porters car
ry luggage; the bell is rung, and then
out of the tunnel comes a train, rush
ing into the station and, after the en-
CINE has given shrill whistle, stops
a workman goes from carriage 20 car
riage and tests the axles with ham
mer. Another pumps water into the
boiler of the engine. After the third
signal with the bell the engine whistles
and the train disappears in the oppo-
site tunnel; the stationmaster and his
assistants leave the platform and the
doors of the waiting-room close behind
them; the pointsmen return into their
boxes and perfect stiffness prevails.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
TASTE IN ANIMALS.
Come Insects ana Reptiles In which the
Organ IL Lacking.

Many experiments have been made
In order 10 iipd out what and where
the organ Of taste is i'm the lower
creation. but ii is easier 20 say where il
is not, says writer in Golden Days
Crawfish and worms seem to have very
decided preferences in the matter OF
food, though no special taste organ has
yet been found. HOLSTERS like decay
ing food The crab is more dainty in
its diet. Snails and slugs show "a de.
cided preference for certain kinds Of
food, as garden lovers know 90 their
cost. Peas and cahbages. dahlias and
sunilowcrs are great favorites, but they
Will not touch the white mustard
Some prefer animal food, especially if
rather high. Spiders have only Slight
sense of taste; flies soaked in parafline
seem quite palatable 10 them. though
one species, the diadcma, is somewhat
more particular, and refuses 10 touch
alcohol in any form whatever.
The antenn@ Of insects do not appear
10 contain any organ of taste, for
wasps and ants quite readily took into
their mouths poisonous and unpleasant
food, even swallowing enough 20 make
themselves i'll, while some bees and
reaches fell a prey to the temptation of
alum, EPSON salts and other nauseous
foods placed in their way. These sub
stances were not. however. swallowed,
hut were soon spat out. the creatures
sputtering angrily, as if Disguised with
the taste.
The proboScis Of the fly and the
tongue Of bees and ants are furnished
with numerous delicate hairs set in mi
mute pits These are perhaps connect
ed with the organ of taste; but. though
the exact locality Of this sense in in
sects IL uncertain. We know that groups
of cells in the tongue Of animals. called
taste bulbs, form in part the ends of
the organ OF taste These vary in num-
Der, increasing in the higher animals.
They are very close and exceedingly
numerous in man, while the tongue of
even the cow has some thirty-five thou
sand taste bulbs.
1t would be interesting TO know, but
have never seen the question dis
cussed. whether each special taste ex-
cites "a special group of nerves. and
NAV NliAN NIANN N'lL llplAAlAllR " the
auditory nerves
These taste bulbs were discovered in
1867. Each one consists of two kinds
of cells-one set forming an outer pro-
tective covering, through an opening
in which project from five 20 ten Of the
true taste cells. Though important,
they are not apparently an essential
part of the organ, for birds and rep
tiles have none, but neither have they
a keen sense of taste-eXcept, perhaps,
the parrot
\ boa constructor that was nearly
blind was once found TO be contentedly
swallowing blanket for dinner, in
stead of a rabbit, which was also
within reach; and ii was only with
great difficulty that she was forced 10
disgorge this singular article of food.
a snakes tongue is, therefore, not an
organ Of taste, nor is it, as many think,
a sting. 1t IS more proba bly, a delicate
organ of touch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
BOTAERSOME BORES.
Two OF Them who Were Very Properly
Rebuked.

In "a recent lecture on "bores" Rev
Dean Hole, an English clergyman, de-
clared that the industrious agricultur-
ist was as often the victim of bores a.
anyone else, though these troublesome
persons are commonly supposed 70 APP
pertain TO more artificial grade of So
ciety But the agriculturist has at
least the recourse, which is seldom re-
sorted 10 in the grade of society which
is pleased 10 call itself polite, of tell
ing the bore what he thinks of him,
says the Youths Companion.
Dean Hole related that an industri-
Gus farmer was visited one day by an
Idle and braggart neighbor who talked
and talked, and wasted whole after
noon.
When at last the idle farmer was
about TO depart, the industrious farmer
said TO him:
Coin through the town."
"Yaas."
know the cooper's shop?'
"Yaas-fellow that makes barrels"
well, just stop and have couple of
hoops put around your waist, or you'll
burst with self-importance.
The professional bumorist" IS also
privileged TO retort upon bores Such
a man as the elder Mr. Grossmith, in
CURED of a certain very tedious person
as TO the state of his health.
Between three and four o'clock this
morning" sighed the bore, Il was at
deaths door
AT deaths door," exclaimed eros
smith. "Oh, why didn't you go I'M
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
SHE WAS DISCOVERED.
When Mira BIS Cat Was Let Out of the
bag 1t Did Some Scratching.

Mrs. B. was summoned 10 the door
one morning by an old-clothes man,
says the Detroit Free Press. but She
resolutely told him that She had moth
ing for him until he took out an old
chamois-skin purse, and, on opening it,
said:
Look lady, gif you gold for any
old things what you got TO sell
This was too much temptation and
soon she had tho contents OF her ward
robe spread ont for his inspection. Her
heart misgave her, though, for her hus-
bana had positively forbidden her ever
20 sell any of her old clothes. She
only hoped he would never find out,
and with the money she could buy such
fine new ones.
There was one gown that she did
hesitate TO part with. 1t was lowered
teagown, with Il big bow at the side
and long sash ends of gorgeous ribbon,
and Mr.. B particularly liked that
dress, because she had served afternoon
tea in il for him often during their en-
gagement. However, the man offered
a good price for il and it went with the
rest.
When Mr.. b came home in the
evening his wife had a guilty look as il
something lay on her conscience. But
she aScribed il TO a headache and the
old-clothes deal remained IA profound
secret.
A week or two later Mrs. b asked
her husband 10 do the marketing. She
usually attended TO this herself, but
was going 20 have company and could
not spare the time.
Mr. b accordingly took the market
basket on his arm and went from stall
70 stall purchasing supplies when sud
denly he saw his wife standing near
him, haggling over some vegetables.
Great Scott" he said. under his
breath. And in that teagown, tool |
wonder what next?'
He stepped up 70 her and gave her q
vigorous rap on the back.
The next moment he saw moons and
stars. Whack, whack whack. came the
blows from castiron fist and shrili
voice screamed in his ear:
you impudent wretch, I'll teach you
TO know a lady when you see one! Take
that and that and that
He escaped with his life and hurried
home for repairs. The cat was out OF
the bag and it had scratched him Sc
verely, but never, never again will Mrs.
b sell any of her old clothes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
Cor,nth Canal Not a Gr.at Success.

Corinth canal, the steepness of It's sides
and the current, which at times be-
comes exceedingly strong, none OF the
great steamship lines of the Mcditer-
ranean sea have yet adopted this route,
although it would result in the saving
of much time, and, consequently, ex-
pense. Under the circumstances, IL
looks very much as IL this enterprise
begun about the time of Nero and
brought TO a termination only about
two years ago, is destined TO result in a
financial failure
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
Torco Deyeloped by nicyeIists.

A French experimenter has deter
mined the force developed 10y bicyclists
in races. Windle and Zimmerman ex-
crted for six seconds a force equal 20
one and onc-quarter horse power and
developed two-thirds horse power for
two minutes AZ time. II was also
found chat a runner works three times
as hard as bicyclist at moderate
speed, but that. as the speed increases,
their labors become r r' nearly equal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
High Price. for stsmp.

Very high prices, in some cases the
highest on record, were obtained for
postage stamps at recent London
sale. A Ceylon four-pence rose, un-
used, brought $3.50; Mauritius post
paid two pence blue, $500; "A Cape Of
Good Hope one-penny blue, error, 1926;
four-pcnce red, error. $3.50 reunion
10 centimes, first issue, $3.50. Two hun
dred dollars each were paid for a New
Brunswick violet l-shilling stamp and
a British Guiana yellow four-cent
stamp; nineteen other stamps were
sold for Sl00 or over each, and eleven
Tor so or more.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
nigh and Dry.

One Of the big ship-owners of the
east saw his vessel reported the other
day. II was bound for the other side
Of the world, and, having a valuable
cargo, hc was a triAe anxious about il.
So he got out his charts, and, taking
the reported latitude and longitude, he
found, much 70 his surprise, that the
ship was i'm the middle OF the desert Of
Sahara well" said he, with sigh
Of relief. she certainly will not sink
tAcI
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; cifectually cleansing the system,
diSpelling colds, headaches and fcvers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it il man
ufacturcd by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15
A Novel Legal Method.

A novel method Of getting rid Of mon
In possession has been discovered by an
impeounious lady living in the Rue
THEIRS in Paris. III an unguarded mo-
ment she opened tho door to the mon,
who had been watching their opportu-
nifty for some days. Finding what she
had done, sho tried to brighten tho mon
by making parade of legal learning.
There were severe penalties, she snid,
for taking possession without securing
the attendance Of tho local police com
missary. The hailitfs only laughed at
this, whercupon tho lady went out to
complain, as she said, to the police and
looked thom in her Hat
Shortly afterward she returned with
two policemen and said: Arrest these
men. They have broken into my place /"
1t was in vain that tho poor wrotches
declared that they were honest brokers'
men. Possibly their looks were suspi-
cious. At all events, the policemen, while
muttering something about having
heard that sort of thing before" march
cd them Off to tho police station. Ar
irving there, they were soon released
on production of evidence of their iden-
tity. The mon contemplate an nc for
false imprisonment, but meanwhile they
havo TO devise fresh means to secure an
entry to tho place from which they wero
80 unOcremoniously ejscted. -London
News
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15
PORTSMOUTH II EMS
= Batch OF Accide u Is.

Wednesday afternoon small son of
the Chief of the Police was struck in
the ego with a large rock. while play
Ing game called duck. The lick came
near putting his eye out.
Wednesday night Master Thomas
Robinson, while playing in the game of
polo in Norfolk, was struck in tho
stomach and was injured quite badly
He had to be brought to his home
Ia this city IN carriage. DR.. l.. A.
Bllisoly was sent for. Yesterday no
WAS unable 10 leave his bed.
Mr.. Gus johnson, helper in the
foundry at the Seaboard Air Limo
shop, had his left hand badly mashed
while helping to lift u heavy casting
which fell on it. He lost a portion of
one finger and tho others were 80 badly
mashed as to unfit him for work.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15
BmcKrt Hrigndo OrCunizcd.

The members of the Bucket Brigade
of Brighton met Wednesday night aud
organized by electing the following
officers: L. Blunt, chief; D. McGee,
assistant chief; james Hall, first fore
man; Joseph Kicks. second foreman
William VIM, third foreman; T.. vii.
lie Darden, secretary; Charles Hail,
recording secretary; William Sharpe,
treasurer; jos. Sears, pipeman; Edgar
Jones. second pipeman; q. Lumis, rst
axeman; j. II. Turner, second axeman.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15
w. c. MAS o..
229 High strees.
selling ont 40 Make IL Change I'm tho
Firm.

Firm.
The entire Stock of the Famous Shoe
Store. go High street. is offered for
eale at cost, and in some cases far below
cost. The name OF this weli-known firm
has been household word to the shoe.
buying people of this section for the
past five years and the merits of their
stock are easily answered. when you
consider their phenomenal success dur.
Ing their career. There will be q
change in the firm on or about March
18th, and until then we have to dispose
of our entire stock regardless of cost
prices. All parties having claims
against said firm present them at once.
aud all parties indebted are requested
to settle same without delay at the
Famous Shoe Store. 220 High street. If
Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy gives
the best satisfaction of any cough med
fcine l handle, and as q seller leads all
other preparations in this market.
recommend it because 1t Is the best
medicine L ever handled for coughs,
colds and groups. A. w. BALDRIDGE,
Millersville, Ill. For sale by oil drug.
gists.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15
Sunbeam r,,er,a,u,n,,,,.

The Sunbeam Society of the Conrt
Street. Presbyterian Sunday School,
will give one OF its enjoyable enter
tainments this Friday evening at the
Lecture room on Court street, beginning
at o'clock. The exercises will consist
of vocal and instrumental music, recita
tions, etc. All of which will be UNIQUE
IN character, and most of it presented
by the children.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15
inssniintiou OF officers OF Ports
mouth HiyistOn.

Col WIG Wilbcrn OF the First Vir
GINA Regiment. was present aud in.
stalled the following named Sir knights
to serve ns officers OF Portsmouth Di-
vision No 10, for the ensuing Il
months; u Frank Vaughn. captain
q L Brownley. Lieutenant; Il III Me
Lean, herald; W n White treasurer
George NJ Peed, recorder; George NJ
Cumming, guard; } II jenkins, seu
tinel.
lie then inspected the division. com
plimenting the members highly for
their appearance, and also announced
tho appointment of Sir knight NV {
Corbitt as adjutant OF the First Vir.
gina Regiment. U K X OF p. Sir
Knight Corbitt is member OF Ports
mouth Division, No Is.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15
Cultured BOSTON.

A morning local contemporary gives
this valuable information to its readers:
Candies arc used for lighting dinner
tables chiefly because tho light is sup
posed to DO softer and moro becoming
These arc placed either in single candle.
sticks or i'll low candclabra. - The prac.
tice of sticking them in apples or pota-
toes is no longer observed in the most
refined society. Boston Journal.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15

perhaps you would not think SO,
but very largo proportion OF disease
i'll New York comes from carelesspeas
about catching cold" says DIR. Cyrus
Edison. ut ls such simple thing and
so common that few people, unless it is
case OF pneumonia, pay any attention
to cold. There are great nc any cases
OF cntarrh and consumption which have
tier origin IN this neglect of the sim.
plest precauton OF every day life The
most sensible advice is. when you have
ono get rid of 1t as soon as possible.
by all means do not neglect it," DR..
Edison does not tell you how to cure a
cold. but We will. Take Chamberlain's
Cough remedy. 1t will relieve the
lnDgs, aid expectoratlon, open the SO.
oretions and soon effect n permanent
cure. 20 and 80 cent bottles for sale
by all druggists.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-15

Col. William II. Stewart will deliver
q lecture at the Y. Nj. 9. a. to night on
Mathew Fontaine Maury." Col. Stew
art, one OF our nblest citizens, will
speak with his usual oratorical ability
of the life OF Commander Maury and
his many useful inventions. Every
true Nirgininn will delight tn hear the
biography of one of his States great.
est men.