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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
HOLLAND MAD.
Tho Enterprlsine and Honest Dutch Have
Captured Gotham.

The town has suddenly gone Holland
mad, not as that thrifty little kingdom
did when il lost lis heart over tulips
and threatened TO bring the finances Of
the country 10 ruin, but wisely, dis
crcetly mad, rs New Workers become.
The china shops are filed with Delft,
the silverSmith's cases with Dutch sill.
yer and the very milliners display lit
tie Dutch bonnets, fashioned like the
quaint peaked caps worn by the good
danes Of old Amsterdam. Even Dutch
furniture has become n craze, and fash
ionable shoppers are passing by tho gor.
gcous empire styles, decorated with the
laurel leaf, 10 buy the Dutch sofas and
cabinets, curiously inlaid with rare
woods and wrought with picturesque
carving.
In far better taste is thi, Dutch fur
niture fashioned, as it is, by hand to
meet the domestic needs Of q sincere.
honest folk, than the en- Dirc furniture,
with its bizarre Communications Of cild-
ed metal and It's mock classic patterns,
designed 20 suit newly created arts
tocracy. II we could hut bring back tho
simple dom site spirit Of the Dutch with
our Dutch fashions, ii would set he 1uaay
a social problem, but Dutch fashions as
they now appear are as costly Us the
ded fashions Of Louis Nv or ihr ON.
pure. II has long been an established
TACT that one must pay most cX,rava.
g.ntly for refined simplicity 80 that
- 1T j. often almost "a costly - Drcs-
dcu. There are pretty fruit baskets in
Delft drug vases. low bedtime can
al, sticks, shoes and the most altogether
delightful til"S imaginable, Duplicating
in pattern OLD TILES. some Of which still
exist III MANOR houses in old New York
AID near Albany. lt is HOW possible To
get almost al the new shape in this
modern Delft. as it i wise European
custom T. save all designs used in the
china factory. New York Tribune
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
MILTON AID GLADSTONE.
The Eriti,h Statesman Challenges the Poet
"a a Translator &c Horace.

The Hriti.h stat. snnan Challenges the Poet
"a Il Translator &C Horace.
lhiS i Milton $ rendering If Horace,
F"1N l. ode . ,Quis gractlus Pus;):
Hn-t slender youth. L-7iewcd with liquid odora
Ccnrts thec on roses in some pleasant cave
Fyrrhag Fer whom bindst thou
Ia wrcgths thy golden hair.
Tin IA thy ncatncss? Oh how Oft shall he
Ga faith and changed gods coInpl-in and seas
Tough with black winds and storms
Unwonted shall admire!
Mo now enjoys thee credulOus al gold,
VIC always vacant, always nmiallc
Hopes thee, Of hattering gales
CnmiuGlUl. EQpless they
To whom thou untrcd seem Ut fair. Me III my
vCw'd
Picture the sacred wall declares 70 have hung
ny dank and dropping weeds
To the stern god Of sea.
Nr. Gladstone, ut the age Of So, thus
renders these beautiful lines:
Nl-..t scented stripping, Pyrrho. woes thee now
IA pleasant grotto, all with roses fair?
Tor whom those auburn trcsses bipGest thou
With simple carei
Fnll Oft shall he thine altered faith bcwaiI,
t.is altered gods, and his unwont,d gaze
Shall watch the waters aarkening TO the gale
Ia wild amaze
Wh0 now believing glcats golden charlas.
VINO hopes thee ever void, and ever kind
Nor knows thy chItgcful heart Lor the alarms
nj changciul wind.
FOR me 1t Neptune temple w.ll declare
How safe escaped Ia votive Offering,
Siy dripping garments own, suspended there,
Him ocean king.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01

rhS Cttnese variety Are of Both sexes ena
Ell sizes tEl Prices.

Chinese josSo5 come from Annoy and
Canton, where there ana JOSS factories
which supply Celcstials with any shape,
| design or size desired. losses are either
male or female II the former, they arc
Fat and ungainly; if the latter, they are
POSSESSED of four arms.
The making Of these images is sim.
plicity itself the manufacturers relying
upon wooden or metal molds These ara
filled with wet clay, which dries. is
then touched up, dipped in molten glaze
and allowed to cool. An average work.
man can make hundred gods in day.
| The clay used is kaOlin and is shaded
from red and gray 10 white and costa
about cent pound. n good jossmaker
cain earn from &c 10 40 cents a day.
while an image costs 20 mako on an
average about 3 cents. Natives pay 8
cents for them; foreigners, S., Josses
can be made in all colors, Opaque. trans.
parent OF colorless. The most effective
work is made by painting the clay with
thick white paint and then dipping IL
in the glaze. Chinese curio dealers are
very fond Of antique josses. as they can
be planted and dug up to order from the
time Of Confucius 10 the present day.
The most popular is the "black joss.
This is made by painting kaolin cast
with paint made Of tar. bitumen, shellao
or varnish, wrapping 10 in paper and
then firing il in furnace. In this way
any shade of black can be obtained, and
the color burns through. as can be
proved by breaking.
The josses carved from wood and COW
cred with gaudy colors are often very
ancient. The prices vary from few
cents TO $500 or more, according 70 the
size, workmanship and amount Of deco
rations. They range in size from an inch
TO 10 or 10 feet. In the larger sizes the
carving is Of a superior quality and the
coloring admirable Josses carved out
Of stone are rare and expensive. Those
made Of jade. pale green or light blue,
fetch marvellous prices, while white,
yellow or brown are almost as eXpen.
sive. One Of these, belonging 10 Lin.
the ex-governor of Formosa, Is about 8
inches high and is valued at $40, 900. It
is said to be ] 900 years old. In Fuchan
they make josses ont Of stealite and
selinito of various colors The stone is
SO soft that the manufacturer, by rub.
bing the newly made images with sand,
can produce most deceptive antique
appearance. New York World.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
Frog Catching As an Industry.

Frog catching is a leading industry
along the river. and the most successful
operators work all night and sleep in
Tho daytime. Their tents along the river
are silent during tho sleeping hours Of
the forenoon, but at night tho swampy
shores are alive with the moving Ian
terms Of the fishers, or rather tho frog
gers. Tho frogs arc caught with an or
binary flshhook. and the most successful
bait is O small piece Of rcd flannel The
operator has "a reflector lantern fastened
N tho bow Of his boat. and ia claimed
Mat the light makes the frogs snappish
without discrimination The haited
hooks are passed freely among thern ~
the canoes. punts. skiffs and rate are
pushed and padded throu-I ina
marshes The frog catcher. 90 a pfofit.
able business with the Toronto rcs'la.
rants. Toronto Globe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01

jim Root, the locomotive engineer
whose heroism at Hinckley causcd him
TO fall into the hands Of a theatrical
manager in New York city. has retired
from the stage and is home again after
playing brief engagement at salary
Of $500 per week.
Il don't like this acting business, 4"
nc said. 1T may bo all right for young
fellows, but I'm getting too old TO start
in acting. II keeps n man up too late
nights. and never did like night
run. The only thing that caught me
was the salary. and couldn't refuse
that. a"
Ii Is understood that Slr Root will
Ecturn To- his vocation CA tho St. Paul
and Duluth line. st. Paul Globa
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
An Improyement I'm Electric He,,s.

One Of the most Objectionable quail
ties of the electric bell is its uniform
noisiness and shrillness There are many
places in which an alarm of less az
gressive and peremptory nature is de
eirablc, and it is surprising that q
quiet" electric bell has not been man
ufactured for use in offices, hotels or
private houses. The bell can be adjusted
TO make as much or "a little noise as
may be needed Its principal feature is
that il can be used either "a n slow
striking bell. single stroke bell or as ar
ordinary trembling bell, according 20
the way il il connected Oh -Philadel-
ubiq Pres.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
Reer by the Pound.

"whnt do you think Of getting "a
pounds of beer for nickel sad a man
tho otAssr day. We'll. out in fhe south
ern part OF the city they sell beer IN this
way nj together. especially al the 1.-THE
Ger,us groceries with "a saloon anrcx
When people como into the place ior a
pitcher Of beer, the vessel is sct ON
scales Al ID weighed. Then the customer
is asked If he wants lager or common
beer. II he wants cents worth Of the
first. he. gets 4 pounds. hut If he wants
common, beer ne gets / p pounds. The
dealer SAW did not know how the Gus.
tom Of 6ginng beer originated. The
starni h 10 been handed down for several
gengatixDs. and beer was never meas
ured OF herNvise than by weighing. -
LouRviluc Courier. Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
GGldenrotl's Peculiarly,

Probably n great many people who
travel have failed 10 notice that the pc
riOl cf blooming Of the goldcnrod does
no begin first in the south and move
nolihward but apparently III the other
dircction-frorn north 20 south In some
places in northern Vermont and New
Hampshire roldourod Of the common
field and railroad track varirtv ia in
profuse bloom a. early rs the 10Th Of
July On the Kcnnebec river the other
day a traveller noted that the goldenrod
was much more golden and less tinged
with green than il il in Maiden or Cam
bridge, Mass. And the place where the
plant Is latest Of all in following ap-
parentlv ia Cape Cod. where the dwarf
seaside variety. most common there.
hardly begins TO do itself justice befors
September Its possible that the north
ern goldenrod ripens before that farther
south for the same reason that Indian
corn ripens earlier in Vermont than il
does in Nirginia--it has got 10 ripen
earlier if it is going TO ripen at all -
Lewiston Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
Gray Gowns.

For young girls, light gray tailor
gowns are in great favor and with
gray ostrichf feather Doas oI the inll
shoulder. capes of chnchlia aud "a touch
of color AT the throat, they are vastly
becoming. The coats eft thrsr tailor
gowns are of medium length aUd the
skirts are oiteneT cut in our win Inc
waist than set on al the hips as Ass,
year. Some are douh'e-uresaicd. dU
ing away "a few inches below rhr 'nroH'
To disclose u trig chem 7e' % or "a b.' oi
the waistcOat The go"u skirts ale
only moderately fail, from 'uree ana Il
half TO four yards, bat 'lue well al ihe
foot, fit trinity around tine waist, with
a little fullness-oftener lail u PLANS
than gathered--at the back.-tTom
Review Of Fashions U Demore b
Magazine for February
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01

sscon,ii.an nraiers lind II Difficult to
stool. - This Year.

~t,'L ~ This Year.
Tho acnaud for old clothes appears
W be- luo.lns up -o far rs New York is
cncerHcG | do Hot hnow whether it is
because Of the recent election and the
consequence Of betting on tho wrong
ticket or the melancholy sequel OF the
last years hard times, by reason Of
which men feel the necessity OF wear
ing ont their clothing instead Of turning
it over 10 the secondhand dealer
If You should be accosted on Broad
way a couple Of times a trip by agents
Of the secondhand dealers with the ques-
ton whether You have any old clothes
to sell, il may not be taken as All indi-
cation that your attire il ont of date
and coveted by the trade, but that the
trade is running short of stock and il
pushing out for fresh supply. 1t is
better 10 consider the attention a subtle
flattery, that you have the appearance
of an individual who doesn care for
dress and are likely TO have n score Of
better trousers hanging up in closets for
the moths to feed upon
Twice OF asingle afternoon last week
while convc csing with friend OF
Broadway, was accostcd by sharr
looking youn.: lnyn in the interests Of
the secondhand tradc NY friend was
inclined 10 resent the Intrusion He
said it was getting too hot for him when
he WAS bcset by old clothes men every
time he stopped on Broadway.
as there anything ouc Of tho way
about me-" he inquired locking him
self over critically That "a the second
time you've asked iae that question c.
day"
Il beg your pardon, sir. " said the So
licitor for tho secondhand clothing
house. Eve didn't want tho suit you
have on. "
We walked fully block before my
friend realized what | was laughing OF,
but when the humor Of II finally per
Incared his intellectual system he took
me in FOR glass Of yichy and milk -
New York Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
Pledcedto Suicide.

There are five men in Deadwood
who once belonged 70 the same suicide
club, said T r. Workman They
constituted the entire membership and
don't often speak of it. a solemn com.
pact was made that they should hold
monthly meetings. at each one Of which
the members drew balls. one being
black and its holder being obligated by
oath 10 kill himself before the next
meeting. the last one TO hold a solitary
dinner and destroy himself. The meet.
iugs, with the exception of the last one
were held, and in each case the victim
disappeared, first settling up all of his
affairs and leaving farewell letter to
his associates No bodies were found.
however One day. OH the principal
street of Deadwood. a crowd collected.
and in il were all five Of the supposed
suicides They had al gono west and
drifted 10 Deadwood The story got out
some way, and their lives were made
miserable by it for q time. but ,hey
have succeeded in quoting il down, and
ore all doing well "-Cincinnati En-.
luirer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
A PEN PICTURE.
Tho Man Had Not Meant To Make Trouble
but Was Unfortunate.

"a strong wind had set IL from the
sea banking huge masses Of clouds over
the city. The rain descended in blind.
ing, staggering delugc, and solid sheets
Of fire flashed athwart the angry skies.
followed by crashing peals Of thunder
The gloom was excessive The lights in
the streets cast a fitful. sickly glar0
over the wet payements and the few DO.
lated pedestrians who were Fastening
homo. IL was "a night for dark thoughts
and darker deeds
l LAID aside the book which 1 had
been reading-an absurdly impossible
tale Of midnight horrors and CHASTITY
crimes-and sat modify looking at tho
Faindrops chasing madly down tho win.
dow pane and NJ the fierce night with.
out. The cabbies in tho street below
were swearing, and tho call bells in the
hotel were Changing like wild
Suddenly in the adjoining room
heard a sharp click like the cooking OF
. firearm. The connecting door was un.
bolted and slightly ajar / sat still,
with bated breath and hair blistling all
over with terror A shutting Of heavy
feet and q muttercd imprecation "a
something fell on the floor A cold,
paralyzing dread seized on me, freezing
the lifeblood in my veins God Of heav-
ems, what horrible tragedy was being
enacted behind that door?
Sharp. clear and loud, above the rag.
ing OF the elements, rang ont the report
Of q pistol. followed by terrible oath
and heavy fall. Pale as a specter. l
sprang, lettering toward the door 70 es-
cape, and with Mortified scream fell
crashing to tho floor in dead swoon.
/ awoke with start. The connecting
door was wide open. Above my pros.
trate form stood a rough looking man
In his shirt sleeves. His right hand was
bloody / seemed 10 feel his clutches on
my throat already and closed my eyes
with gasp opened them again eau.
tiously. In his bloody grasp he held tbs
shattered remains OF an electric light
globe.
Sorry, stranger, ms said, but
tried 70 open tho burned thing to light
up. and hit busted. Atlanta Consti.
fnsiOn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
4 Rare Stamp.

An ir refreshing and valuable addition
has bsei made 10 the splendid collection
OF STAN ps In the Philosophical museum.
IL is = half Nown stamp, lettered
Amer ia" and is the sole survivor OF
those al tempted 10 he forced upon our
cole mist at Boston who throw the chests
Of uea il ito their harbor. for the colonists
dest roy, d all the stamps as well. except
this which Mr.. Philbrick. Q. c., is
forts mat u enough 10 be the possessor OF.
And Their valuable addition is series Of
fne 50 eeiucn copies Of Australian
starn ps sent by Major +. II. Watts q
Nsva por I --p.stor Traveller
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
Our nerves are to our life what the

Our nerves are TO our life what the
foundation is to a buildng-0ur life
prop and support. When a foundation
becomes weak. no sane man would use
frozen earth 10 strengthen it. but j.
would be just az wise as % try o. j.
store the nerves with morphine. aico
hol, opium or other pernicious Grugs
DR.. Wheeler's Nerve Vitaizer is The
solid masonry of medicine. absolutely
free from injurious drugs. "A pertinent
restorer of nerve force and health a
symptom blank with each bottle Tor
advice and free treatment hy the
Doctor if desired. ASK i. NanDen.
Berg
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
EVERY HOME SHOWDOWN A DYNAMO
Then Housewives Could Magnetic Ham
mers and Make Tack Driving Easy.


There is an easy way 70 render the
ordinary tack hammer an article thas
may be used with comfort and 20 do
away with all danger Of bruised fingers
from its misdirected blows A little
electricity will do the trick. The process
is So simple that 10 should DO universal
" adopted
All that Is required Is access TO q
dynamo Then lay tho head Of tho ham.
mer on the framework and leave it
there for about FIVE minutes. This needs
no strength, but the hammer cannot be
detached without the knowledge thai
some force holds &c fast 60 the ironwork.
and herein lies the secret. By contac:
with the dynamo your hammer has been
magnetized and will pick up bits Of
iron or steel that are not too heavy for
its strength
Tacks and small nails, too short to bs
held in the fingers when driving. may
be easily placed in position for the ham
mer blows without using the finger OF
thumbs and much speedier work ao'
complished. In retacking torn shades
the man OF tho house will at once ap.
preciate the blessing Of magnetized
hammer, since ho can pick the tiny
tacks from tho box direct with his mag
net. press them into the roller with the
same tool and by one blow drive the
elusive fasteners home
Carpet laying is made easy and stray
tacks in quantities such as will slip
from tho fingers thing OF the past, -
New York Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01

The BEST SALvE in the world ioI
Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers. ~ali
Rheum, Fever Sores, YetteT, Chappec
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and an ~kn
Eruptions and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. II IS guaranteed
TO give perfect satisfaction or none,
refunded. Price % cents per box Eoi
sale by i. :. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
Remarkable vision.

An ola woman who lad been IN the
infirmary with sore cvs- told a neighbor
that the doctor took out her eyes and
scraped them with lanccs. Nonsense.
woman, replied the other "Ye
shouldn't believe all go hear. The doc.
tors would only be stuiiing ye oh,
but We know its no use saying that. for
! awakened up ont ~ Tia, chloroform
and saw both Of my eyes lying on tho
table - Montreal Star
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
DressInR the 80 Ii -

y boy ~ 50 ana oue-hat ol .iu-r
years Of age ia NOT to Young fI s
and blouaes, but DO no, pm hiu 1850
trousers. ANY OF the thick 1unel- W
soft cloths that are used fen cloak, !er
little girls will make suitable co.t
for him \ coat buit0ued dawn ,hp
front, with a deep collar on small cape
reaching 20 the shoulders, IS 70 good
style for boy. BE sure 10 protect
his feet with overshoca and ,ong CATERS
when he goes out II is very mpnr ant
to have the feet warm "a well IS dry
Neglect of this pTecautiou rs apt so
bring Oh an attack Of Group ia children
who are predisposed 10 il. ami g Is .
fruitful source Of colds y wooden
Tam OShanter is a pretty head cover
ing when it is not necessary 30 cover
the ears. In that case have q felt hat
trimmed with velvet, and broad strings
To tie under the chin The threT-Cor
nered Continental hat is still worn and
Is very picturesque February Lad.es'
Home Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01

Leuehhoek says that 1000. 900 webs,
STUN by young spiders when they first
begin to use the spinneret are not. IL
twisted together, rs great in diameter
n a hair rom a human head
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
Clubbing List.

We offer the RECORD ia connection
with any OF the following, at rates
given below:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01

Black gold is natural alloy OF gold
and bismuth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
Village Council.

ALMA. MICu. Jan 80 I-gt
REGULAR meeting Of ihc village council oi
the village OF Alma AT Council rooms on above
date.
Present: President Ely and trustees Glass.
Baker. Montigpl
Ahsont:-Trus,ccs Mccullough Del0van anu
Gargett.
The minutca OF last meeting were read Ord
approved and upon motion tn' follow M
claims were allow eli and clerk Instructed Go
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01

| Trustee iIakcr gives notice That $50 th' n.tf
! tpgular meeting of nc Common '0uEcl Hf
| the village 90 Nina he will present aud in't"
! ,Wco Ordinance No. -, known ns or ttdluht''
| relative Ia tho care, management uha tVl'f'i
| of the village cemetery.
| On motion council adJonrncd.
| Il. \. Ely Sk1H 81 thH-
| President. titfN
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-02-01
TALES OF THE SEA.
WEIRD YARNS or THE SUPEaNAr
uRAl SPUN BY THe CAPTAIN.

The Skull In the Chain LocEer-The Ia.
lucky bark In the Demcrars Trade Thar
Was Said to he Hsunted-The Story of AN
Exile From Salvador.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-29
More Than 10000. 900 Passengers

have been carried by the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern railway during
the past 25 years. Very few were
able TO find any fault. The rest were
delighted. One of them recently
said: "For several years past have
made from two to four trips each
month between Chicago and New
York, and am almost always accom-
panied by from one to three or four
others. l believe las l am informed
by your conductors) that have made
more trips between Chicago and New
York than any other one man during
the past few years. / have always
travelled over your road in prefer
ence to any other, because, by care
full comparison with others, l have
found not only that the road itself is
far superior, but the table and the
service are in every respect the best
of any road l have ever travelled on.
The conductors, stewards, walters
and porters l have found to be uni
formly courteous and attentive, add
ing greatly to the comfort of those
who are obliged to travel as much as
l am" Trains leave Chicago as fol-
lows: 8 a. m, 1870 a. m, 1925 p.
m. $50 p. m. s:45 p. M, daily. and
11:3O P. m, daily. except Sunday.
NJ. S. GILES, L. P. A., Chicago.
c. X. WILDER, W. P. A., Chicago.