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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
COURTShlP AND MARRIAGE.
Some New Light on the Subject 10y an
ENGLISH Writer.


English Writer.
~ English writer has recently recn
giving some what be calls new liaht ON
love, courtship and marriage" that is
worth considering. Anybody he says.
who has not yet fallen in love can readily
raise the vision Of the Subsequent dear ono
by looking at himself IN the GLASS If he
be stout, tho girl will probably bc thin; if
he hayo snub nose, his love Will center
about tho Roman one; If be be dark, ten
10 one blond ultimately captures him
Thus nature corrCcts defects and strives 20
realize her idcnl. The same holds coed IN
measure Of the IHcHtal qualities 4 fool
should make It his business 10 fan in love
with clever woman, and, conversely, a
wise man should marry a fool If be has
any respect for nature Note, further.
that girls with Roman noses arc. a., a
rule, good house managers. but arain-t
this amiahlc quality must be set tho fact
that your Ronun nose Is essentially man
aging in every direction and j. nos con
tent with domestic duties alone
Your Roman nose In fact, requires n
complete surrender and IS rarely happy
till she get, 10 Nose he thinks, arc a
leading index to character Avoid a sharp
nose II, besides being sharp, II j. tinted
with varying shades If red or blue or is
blue pointed. there Is an asprritv Of tom
per which 1t would not ho we'll for you 10
encounter Itt your converse with blue
points be confined 70 tho oyster bar
then. Avoid t'ic Blue nosrd maidcn as YOU
would The bluo nn.ed orauc outaue-both
arc capable IL iu!iuitu mischief Tic also
caution Us against rcd hair and huShy
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
THE ELECTRIC MAIDEN.
How Her Trick of Lifting "a Heavy Person
In "a Chair IL Performed.

There are many tricks in tho ropcrtory
of tho SO called electric or magnetic girl, all
of which seem, at first sight, 10 involve
either the possession of supcrhuman
strength or else somo occult power. As a
matter of fact, however, they involve
neither. The strangcst part of them Is
that they are all within the ability Of any
one to perform Furthermore it will DO
found that the very mechanical laws
which these tricks appear to set at defiance
are tho ones upon which they depend for
their success, and the chief reason why
they have remained mysteries TO those
who have witnessed them is that they
have not tried to repeat them themselves
upon tho first opportunity afforded.
Let us take the first trick mentioned
namely that of lifting heavy person in
the chair Tell him TO sit down and hold
the chair against all your efforts. He will
plant his feet firmly on the floor thus
throwing his weight chiefly on his feet in
stead of on tho chair, as he thinks he is
doing. If you are In doubt of this, try 1t
yourself and you will realize that it is u
fact. To move the person all that the
girl has to do is to get behind and push
In the STOPPING position which she as
sumos she will obtain considerable pur-
chase by bracing her arms on her knees
and will thus have no difficulty In raising
the chair slightly. AS the sitter assumes
a new position, SO as to moro successfully
resist this effort on the part of the girl,
she suddenly relaxcs her push, directing
the chair off to one side or the other. Be
fore the sitter has recovered himself she
has raised the chair again, and he Is al
lowed TO throw himself again, and so on
The stronger he is and the moro he OPP
poses or strives 10 oppose her the worse he
is off, and tho more successful she will be
The trick is moro effective IL three men
try TO hold the chair down, because Of
their divided effort and the tendency,
where more than one is opposing her, for
them really 20 oppose each other rather
than her. She will be perfectly poworlcss,
however, should even a single person sit
listlcssly in tho chair, with no thought of
opposition.-N w Perry In Casters
MAGAZINE
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
4 Blind Ncwspapcr yender.

rrcd General, one Of Lousvile's best
krOwh local characters, is blind coloreti
newspaper vcnder, and most successful
one. Seventeen years ago a shotgun was
fired into his face, leaving him blind.
Many do not know his name, but there Is
scarce citizen who is not familiar with
tho figure of the colonel man, who sight
less as Inc Is, knows every quarter of the
city. Among the ncwsboys be 10 an auto
crat. and their conduct toward him has
often taught how much manliness ona
consideration for the unfortunate lie be-
meath the tattend coats of little gamins.
philadelphia Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
A Eat wonan's rncnmn.

Among the passengers on Eryn Mawr
accommodation train f'w days ago was
a very ,toHt rid lady She occupied an
entire scat, hccauso thcrc WAS rol1om la
side her lor any one ,l.". she lur...l yor
ricd finai,y when liuuaj3N. o. a,ug
IIav,rford sia'iun, ,!n lvUj Ger and
tapped the sh0uldcr It . yp.rg MAN ~
front of her
Pardon mo, you're man, she said
can you tell mr What the Ecxt station
Isl
lItcriurd ma'um.
Well, ye0n9 uan, sho conlinurd
when We 81 thcrc. viii You l. Up no of
the train
The young man expressed lis wiling
ness 10 DO her TINT scryic9 hat lei IEcJ
so surprised that tho old lacy moco O. cS
plauHtion.
wuuldn' I ask your assistanro, yuuua
man Abe said. but tired % rrt OF two
stations back and couldn't Nnu sec,
am 50 stout that | have To get down the
platform steps backward Thn conductor
saw me unfortunately, and thinking FROM
my position that was just bourdiug tar
train be helped me on again "-pEiladc
phia Record
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
Yen Long Words.

\ correspondent wants TO know II tho
telegraph companies would send tho fol
lowing ten words, which no says are the
ten largest words i'm tho language at tho
regular rates for ten words: Naletudinari-
aniam, subounstitutionalst, incompre-
hensibility, philoprogenitiyeness, honorif.
icibilitudlnity, anthropophagononarian
Observation-Disclosures velocipedcstrianis.
teal, Observation-Disclosures prOanti
Observation-Disclosures. lie can easily find
out by sending them. New York Tribune
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
a Strange Costume.

Naval officers tell many amusing stories
of Robert Louis Stevenson 5 life in Samoa
He w1s once invited To lunch on one Of
the warShps He presented himself in
loose Tapping trousers, above his ankles,
Il short white jacket ana WITHOUT stock.
ings. The officers wcro in full sngglia.
But when the lunch was under way, IA
the briliancc 81 his conversation, they
forgot the nondcscript oostumc and real
lied the honor OF his company. At his home
they found the family in native costume.
This on the part Of Mrs. Stevenson was o
Samoan Mother Hubbard, har hair down
and her feet bare Mr Stevenson and his
son wOro strips Of cotton cloth wound
about them and short sloeyed knit cotton
shirts above. Mr.. Osborne is very tall and
thin. and his appearance In this Rarb was
something TO be remembered But for
gentleman in town Robert Louis steven.
son would have not gone TO Samoa. He
had finished tho cruise he had undertaken
and was about 10 return home, when he
met this English yGCbtsman, who advised
him that hC had not rcoR tho South Sea
islands until he had visited samoa Mr.
Stevenson was impressed by his account,
and visit to Samoa ended In making 10
his home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
After months of dreary suspense

After months of dreary suspense
the fifty-third congress has ad-
iourned and passed into history.
Probably no congress in the history
of the nations existence has been so
unsatisfactory to the people. What
1T has done can be briefly told.
What it has not done it would take
volumes to recount. It's procrasti-
nation at time when the people
were crying for relief will not soon
be forgotten. During the weary
days, when the country was panic
stricken, business and credit Grip
pied and the wheels of its great in
dustries stilled, this congress, with
despicable cowardice prolonged the
agony of commercial stringency by
refusing to enact bill or measure,
that would stimulate business and in
a degree restore confidence. When
1t met in regular session the presi-
dent urged the immediate enactment
of tariff bill, but partisan zeal was
too precious with the democrat
members and they ignored the
wishes of the chief executive as we'll
as the welfare of commerce and the
credit of the nation. After months
of useless delay they finally evolved
the monstrosity known as the Will
son bill appended to which was the
Outrageous income tax measure.
Thousands of democrats as well as
republicans who have interests at
stake, business to maintain and pre-
serve will rejoice that the fifty.third
congress is dead. Its mistakes and
blunders so disastrous to the good
of the country, impairing the repu.
tation Of the nation and It's credit,
are still on the statue books. With
the advent of the new congress
comes the hope that the errors OF it's
predecessor will be speedily rectiiied
aud repealed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

Within the last year or two a for
eign nation has undertaken to retail
late on the United States for some
action of its Congress by barring out
our meats. We do not propose to en-
gage in the repeal of any legislation,
or in the amendment of any act now
existing, at the dictation of foreign
Government. If Germany wants to
retaliate, it is a game that two can
play at, and the way to convince her
that her proposed retaliation is prop.
erly understood in this country is to
make use of the power which we now
have for retaliating on Germany. We
have very little respect for the legis.
latlon which attempts to conciliate
Germany by making our laws salts
factory to Germany.-Inter Ocean.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
MONTAGUE. Mich. Nov. II. 1sog

MONTAGUE, Mich, Nov. l3, 1898.
W. Windecknecht, wealthy farmer
of NuskegOn Co., personally appeared
before me this day, and says THAT
for the past year or 50 he was afflicted
with weakness, trembling. heart fail
ure, extreme nervousness and head
ache; that he consulted with Physi-
clans but received no benefit. He was
persuaded 10y friend to try sample
bottle of DR.. Wheeler's Nerve Vitali-
ger, and he says the trembling and
nervous feeling was Immediately
stopped by its use Afterwards he
used two bottles of the same medicine
and says he is entirely cured"
Signed, w. WINDECKNEC1IT.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
a Notary Public for Muskegon Co.,
State of Michigan. JAS MORRISON.
This medicine sold by b. VanDen-
Bergh.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

The democratic supreme court OF
tab has decided that the democrats
who were contesting the seats of re
publicans in the constitutional con-
vention had no claim on the same.
The result is that the convention
will be controlled by the republicans.
There is every prospect that Utah
will hereafter be found on the right
side politically.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
The qualifications of voter under

The qualifications of voter under
the constitutional amendment
adopted by the people last fall call
for the careful attention Of every
person who will act as member of
any board of registration or board
of election inspectors this spring.
The constitutional requirements of
voter are made very simple. For
eign born inhabitants must become
full citizens by five years residence
before they can have the privilege
OF casting a vote at any election.
There is just one exception to this
rule. Any male inhabitant who de-
clared his intention of becoming
citizen prior to May s, 1892, and
who resided in this state continuously
from May s, 1892, until Nov. l, 1924,
is entitled to vote. And now one
must be a resident of the state six
months and twelve days in the town
ship or ward in which he desires to
register.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the regular an
nual village election OF the village of Alma,
Mich, will be held at the Firemen's Hall. on
Moodworth Ave, in said village ON Monday,
the eleventh day of March, A. D. 1895 XII
which time the following officers are TO DO
elected. VIZ:
one Nillage President, one Village Clerk,
one Village Treasurer three Trustees for two
years ana one Assessor. The polls of said
election VIII be opened at seven o'clock a. m
or as soon thereafter as may be and will re-
main open until five o clock of said day.
Dated this eth day of February, A. ID, $780,
by order oil Election Inspector of said village
SETH TUBS, Village Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
Her Mercenary Spirit.

Shc-I think highly Of yoa, Harry, but
why will you persist In asking me 10 mar
~ your You know that you have meyer
been able to support even yourself, and oil
your friends say that you never will
Ho-ADd to think that you should be
merccnary--yoII, whom 1 have ever re-
gardcd rs far above all sordid considera-
tions-Boston Transcript.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

81 BY Jovcp exclaimed the urgauist after
the marriage of the ribbon clerk 20 the rich
widow, do you know what did today"
No Whats'
Well, was thinking abnut something
else, and when the iridc cnmo down the
aisle I'm goat " ! didn't play Hail t.
the Chief - NewYork sun
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

a special dispatch from Kalama-
zoo at 3;l5 Thursday says: Alfred
Mines receives the nomination for
congress in the third district. One
hundred and nine votes were taken
"Wednesday with no result.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
OneeD jrnrghcrita.

The tendency ~ cinbUnpojpt which so
distressos Queen MarghcFtq Is probably
due to her fundncss for Italian cookery,
with Us oils, spices and pastry. she is Is
pocially fond Of cakes fried in oil, spa.
ghotti with cheese and olives, and when
there arc no foreigners present at the royal
board the national cookery is always In
tbc ascendant, and garlic and onions liter
ally rulo tho roast Home Letter
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

Mrs. L. S. Hawkins, Chattanooga,
Tenn, says, "Shlloh's Vitalizer saved
my life. | consider it the best remedy
for debilitated system | ever used"
For dyspepsia, liver or kidney trouble
1t excells. Price 70 cts. Sold by b. S.
Webb,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

Congress in its last hours did one
sensible act-it turned the military
reservation at Mackinac island over
to the state of Michigan. The land
sharks who have lowered over the is
lapd and tried to work a deal with
Secretary Lamont will now be look
ing for their ante TO consummate
the deal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
For Sale or Exchange

For improved land or merchandise,
the Saw Mill known as the Faughner
Mill. This mill is in good running
order and the present ownec will give
some party bargain. Call on
GEO. PULFREY,
Alma, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

According to the census report on
dairy products of Michigan, Gratiot
county farmers sold during the year
1894 $29,55S worth of milk and
cream. They also made 925, 454
pounds butter and 1912, pounds
cheese.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

Judge Otis of St Paul has rem
dered a decision that a husband is
legally responsible for ISLANDERS ut
tered by his wife. This rolls anoth-
er stumbling block in the path of
llymen.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

Much may be done in those little shrcds
and patches of time which every day pro.
ducgs anil which most mon throw away.
bu. e. hich urtsti,ic-s will mako ~ the
end of 7. ~ mall deduction from the lit
tie LIE Of man k4chaHgo
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
High School Notes,
'wo new pupils in the grades.

Two new pupils in the grades.
II. A. Ely visited school Tuesday.
Mr. Geo. Wells, of Ithaca, visited
school Tuesday.
SophOmores are preparing TO do the
thing brown" March -!
George Spicer, 9th Grade, is out of
school nursing broken leg.
How are we going 10 get new flag2
Surely we ought TO have one
High school was excused Monday, on
account of break in the steam pipes.
Miss Carrie Chapel mas been COM
PEELED to leave school on account Of i'll
health
James Gargett visited school last
Friday. His school near Summerton
is closed for a vacation
Chas. YanWegen was seen studying
his Cicero the other day. Unfortu.
nately we were unable to secure
SNAP shot" and the rare scene was
lost.
The time IS near at hand when pupils
will be compelled to strain every nerve
to secure the greatest benefit from
school work. The warm months of
spring are always the hardest months
on pupils as well as teachers and in
view of this we call upon every parent
to cooperate with us in trying TO Sc
cure the best results for our labor.
Karl's Clover Root, the great blood
purifier, gives freshness and clearness
to the complexion and cures constipa-
ton, % cts, 30 cts, and 81 90. Sold by
ID -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

Bank holidays In England arc Easter
Monday, Monday In Whitsun week, tho
first Monday in August and the 25th Of
Deccnbsr. If n weekday. The birthday Of
tho rcigDjbR sovereign is also a holiday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

Tho Empress Josephine once paid 81, oOo
for dress and 40 angered the emperor
that hc ordered the dressInaker " ~ sent
10 prison.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

Dozens Of brOEzo knives and spearheads
were found az MyceDse, showing that the
time OF the Trojan war wss contempora.
icous with the bronze age.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
Registration Notice.

Notice Ia hereby given that the Board of
istrdtion for the Village of Alma will be i'm
session az tie Office Of John Durham on Satiir-
Gay inc Wh day or March, 1895. from nine
o'clock a. IN. until eight O'Clock D. M
SETH a TUBHs Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08
THE EULii,I PASSION.

30, parson, every thing Is square
For such a gambling sinner?
You see, l want 10 l',.s', out fair
And 80 In fer winner.
And, pars6n, you VIII O." there. too,
When your tim" cu'''. dyingP
Bay, Iard, IN tcll VII . do
I'll bet / beat You { ir
Atlanta Journal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-10
SHORTHAND m OLD TINES.
The Greeks, the Romans, And the
English Of Queen Bess' Time
Had It.

The art of "branchygraphie," or
shorthand, as we call it now. is by no
means modern invention, says the
New York Post. Even the Greeks and
Romans had their system of abbreyiat-
ing language, using 1t to take down
public speeches. By the time Of the
renaissance the art had grown to con-
siderable proportions. England has
always cast more favorable eye on the
system than any other country, and in
the days of Queen Bess stenog-aphers
were plentiful.
They were not, however, contented
with reporting merely speeches and
and sermons, but copied down the dra-
mas of the time AMI always got credit
for their theft, owing to the miserable
copyright laws. It is not surprising
then that John Webster should make
Sanitella in the courtroom scene of
the "Devil's Law Case" exclaim:
'Do you hear, officers,
You must take special care that you
let in
No photographic men,
Surely the circumstances must have
been exasperating to those sturdy old
dramatists if such lines as the following
of Thomas Haywood IN the prologue
of Queen Elizabeth" are true. He
says the play
'Dld throng the seats, the boxes and
the stage,
So much that some by stenography
drew
A plot, put it in print, scarce one word
true"
The mangled condition of many of
our finest Elizabethan dramas can
largely be attributed to these "brachy-
graphic" men. OF the systems of this
time we have knowledge of but two,
those Of Timothy Bright and Peter
Bales, but considerable is known ct the
life of these men.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-10
Pretty Calendar.

Hoods Sarsaparilla Calendar for 1898
Is out and may be obtained at the drug
stores. It is one of the most beautiful
that the firm has ever issued and the
edition was the largest ever printed by
any one concern, being over ten millions
of copies. There are two faces on the
calendar, both of children, representing
Summer" and "Winter." The design
was by one of the most gifted artists in
the country, and the coloring is most
exquisite. The calendar is not only
beautiful, but it is also useful, as 1t
presents all the desired information
concerning astronomical events during
the year. If your druggist does not
have Hoods Sarsaparilla Calendar 1t
may be obtained by sending SIX cents
in stamps to C. |. Hood q Co., LOWELL
Mass. =
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-10
Likes North Carolina.

Josephus Daniels IN News &: Observer.
The most Enthusiastic lover of North
Carolina / have met IN long time is a
lady who has spent some time in Polk
county and made some investments
there. She was passing through Wash
ington, heard that was North Caro-
linian proud of the State, and said she
came to see me because she wanted to
talk to some one who shared her en-
thusiasm. "There is no place in the
world like It," she said, "and no climate
SO positively delicious, and no people
so frank, clever and hospltable. l be-
Heve 1t is destined to hold vast popu-
latlon attracted there in the pursuit of
health and fortune She is right.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-10
I CURIOUS cLEE.
!: Was Made hy Ge--a, Arts:
Who Worked q. J. S;z Tears.

Y. \. Sunday Advertiser.
4 curious clock has been made by
at Warsaw, named Gold
facon. who has worked at il six years.
Tie clock represents a railway station.
with waiting rooms Tor the traveller,
telegraph and ticket Offices, n very
pretty, well lighted platform and a
flower garden. ia the center Of which
is sprinkling fountain Of clear water
Past the railway station run the lines.
There are also signal boxes, signals,
lights and reseryoirs-in fact, every
thing that belongs TO a ai.way station,
to the smallest detail.
In the cupola of the central tower is
clock which shows the time of the
place two clocks In the side cupolas
show the time at New York and Pekin,
and on the two outermost towers are a
calendar and barometer Every quar-
ter Of an hour the station begins to
show si,ns of life. First of all, the
telegraph official begins to work. He
despatches telegram stating that the
line is dear. The doors open, and on
the platform appear the station master
and hi, assistant; the clerk Is seen at
the window of the ticket Office, and the
pointanen come out of their boxes
and cose the barriers.
A l,ng line of people forms at the
ticket Office to buy tickets; porters
carry luggage the bell is rung, and
then out of the tunnel comes a
train, rushing into the station, and
after the engine has given a shrill
whistle, stops. A workman goes from
carriage to carriage and tests the axles
| with hammer. 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
opposite tunnel; the station master
and his assistant leave the platform
and the doors of the waiting room close
behind them the pointsmen return
into their boxes, and perfect stiffness
prevails till, in a quarter of an hour
the whole is repeated.