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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03
Hadn't EARNED the Reward

A fat man carrying a gun and leading q
dog made dash dOwr Market stree, tol
the Oakland ferrybuat He could Aavt
caught it if he had walked quietly along
but he became excited and Old I!Ne com
menccd having fUn with him The dog
would run on the wrong side o. telegraph
poles and hydrantS and tauple up his
chain in the legs Of pedestrians BY the
time spent in apologizing ana untangling
the dog he was delayed till the little gate
closed in his face Then he ran around TO
the big gate, lodged around n mail wag-
on and made run for the boat. The deck
hands raised the apron and the boat NOV
ed slowly out but he was determined 10
catch IL, and, gripping his gun and dog
chain a little tighter, made run and
sprang into the air The boat WAS only six
feet away, but the dog bslIScdat The apron.
The hunter stopped in the middle Of lis
leap, his feet flew out toward TIE steamer,
and he dropped into the bay like bale Of
hay 4 small boy who was fishing from
the wharf dropped his pole, spla,hod into
the water and towcd the fat man 10 "a
pile, where he chung till b0atman pulled
him out.
My boy, YOU saved my life, he ox-
claimed enthusiastiCo.ly, as he k.C6;a the
dog and tried to wiring the water cut Of
his shotgun "Let me reward You.
He thrust his hand into his clammy
pocket and 1shed out wet 10 cent piece
"There, my boy; take that. but don +.
spend it foolishly."
"No, sir; can't take it, sir - Tie
boy pushed the generous hand aside Il
didn't earn It -
"Why, you saved my life. boy
"Yes, know it, sir; but it amt worth
10 cents San Francisco Post
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03
Just Waiting,

An old lady, far advanced in years, was
walking one day through n churchyard,
when she stopped before three mounds
that formed. rs IL were. three sides of q
square The graves were those Of the late
doctor and parson ot the parish and of an
old East Indian. noted whist players In
their day. There they are she remark
ed placidly after a pause, 1.-THE auld rub
Der. just waiting for mo to cut in SAP
Francisco Argonaut
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03

l,n--o4IE ORDER:-State of Michigan.
4 County of GratiOt. SIS. At "a session of ~
Probate court FOR said county held at PIE
Probate ONCE iu me village of Ithaca on Me
2ith day of December In he year one thoUs sand
eight hundred Hud ninety five Present, John
VI. EYcrdCn, Judge OF Probate. In the matter
of the estate of Theron a. j hnsOu, deceased,
On reading and Ming me petition, duly verified,
OF Alice Nedler pray ing mat "a certain instru-
mcut now ON fife intfis court, purpOrting TO be
the last will and testament of sai1 deceased,
may be- admitted 70 Probate. and that admins
hali0u thereof be- granted 10 Julia johnson,
o. some other suitable person.
Thereupon IL il ordered that Monday, the 9Th
day of January next al ten O'clockin the fore
noon be assigned tur the hearing OF said petit
zion. and that Ac hers-at-iaw OF said deceased,
and all other persons interested in said estate.
are required To- appear at a session OF said
court. tben 10 be hOdu1 AT the PROBATE Office.
in the village OF lthacaNand show cause. If any
there be, why the prayer of the petitioner
should not be granted; and II is further ordered
that said petitioner give notice to the persons
interested I'm said estate, of the tendency of
said petition, and the hearing thereof. by
causing copy OF this order TO be published in
the ALMA RECORD, a newspaper printed and
circulated in said county, three successive
weeks previous 10 said day of hearing.
A true COPY JOHN Nj. EvERDFN,
SEAL, 81 AZ Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03

an English o.li'.g. " DO you know M. y.
of --." The officer di-ciaimcd having that
pleasure "Ah hc is very nice Fellow
and good ..Ioad of mine. But Inc has
been dead these six years. An shurc,
you re very like him, The officer said he
had been compared 20 good many thing,
in the COURSE of his lifetime, bat never be-
fore TO "a ycar.oid corpsc.-London spec
tatOr
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03
A MiafaLa.

A bright little 4-year-old boy was lying
In the grass and looking into the sky when
he spied the moon. He was astonished to
see IL In tho daytime Suddenly jump
ing up, he rushed into the house and CRIED
"Oh, mamma, God forgot to take his
moon In last night. "-Exchange.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03
Nowadays.

Sporting Editor see the editor in
chief has thrown out your article on "A
City Dairy.
City Editor wonder why?
lie said it was only "a milk and water
affair -Ionlers Statesman
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03
A Little Boys vain Regret.

He was six years old, just six that day,
And saw he had something important TO say
AS he held IN his hand a broken toy.
He looked in my face For an instant, and then
He said, with sigh and downcast eye,
"If could live my life over again,
think could be q better boy"
Edith M. Thomns in st. Nicholas
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03
WHY Worry?

II you cannot help thing, why worry
about ity II you csn help it, why worry
abuut iiy !icrcin IL The sccreto OF happiness.
New York Herald
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
MARVELLOUS FLoRlzEL REUTER-.

Whose Gene raj X knowledge Is Wonderful.
A pair of dimpled baby hands grasping
violin bow, IA rosy check pressed against
an instrument many times too large for
him, soul full Of musio-this was the
picture that attracted Max BendiX to the
wonderful little boy, Florizcl Reuter-. He
needs no higher Endorsement In the music
al world than the fact that Max Bondix
has taken him in charge and predicts for
him a brilliant future.
Florizel Reuter- is II boy AZ years old,
yellow haired, blue eyed, with sunny
face full of intelligence and rs handsome
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03

Life, as we call it, is nothing but tho
edge OF the boundless ocean of existence
where IL comes upon soundings. Holmes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03

s;9me people mover find time toattend to
their own busipsss.-Seattle Post Luteui-
gepcor,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05

stand fair sea. In larger ship the
platform would be very much higher. If
1t should happen that from shock of wave
any roller or pair of rollers should be
stove in, there are ten more sets CT roll
lers which would move the ship. For
river navigation NJ. Bnzin's roller ship
| might present some few advantages, but
| if the theory of the inventor holds good,
| 1t is at sea that the new craft may be
found useful
AS war vessel the roller ship would
be subjected to many risks. As a large
portion of the rollers are above water,
these would furnish an excellent target
for an enemy's fire. If such roller had
a hole made in it, 1t would fill at onoe
with water, and the craft might heel
ever, and the rotation of the whole of the
rollers would be seriously impeded. No
invention of this character can start per-
feet. Many notifications OF practical
character must follow before success il
attained. If the Ernest-Bazin can make
the speed claimed for her by the inven-
tor, 1t Is likely that a larger and more
powerful vessel will be built. There Is
always this matter, however, to be
borne In mind, that in the chateau
rouler" there are six distinct mechan.
isms. Though all of one type, the
chances Of accident are increased, All
OF Us on this side of the water await the
results Of M. Bazin's bold experiment.
A recent dispatch from Paris to The
London Times said that the newspapers
of the French capital were full of articles
about the new ship, the general conclu-
sion being that this invention marks a
veritable revolution in navigation. The
present boat, indeed, is not expected to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05

tween 30 and 40 turns per minute. the
speed will be Is knots, for an average,
with 20 knots for q maximum. Suoh re-
suit has nothing extraordinary about 1t,
but. says M. Bazin, what If | made my
rollers three OF for times larger than
those am now going to useP Suppose
they were OF size SO that they were
much deeper when submerged- NJ. Ba-
Yin figures 1t out that with very much
larger rollers. driven with greater power,
he will attain speed of 30 knots an
hour. or over a mile in every two
minutes. IL is then posi- BILE, according
to the inventors calculations, to drive a
roller ship 1900 miles within 100 hours,
and SO the passage between Havrs and
New York would be matter of a little
over four days. It 10 ship of fully 3, 300
tons, with 10, 900 horse power capable Of
carrying 600 tons of freight and passen-
gers without limit, NJ. Bazin believes
he can build, which ship will attain a
regular speed of 80 knots an hour. He
even thinks that this high rate of speed
can be brought about with an amount of
coal consumed very much less than that
now used by a screw steamer.
As to the stability of such roller
craft there seems to be no question. The
platform of the Ernest Bazin is four me-
tiers above ths water level, and she might
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05
In Good Company.

Ef there's any public question tibet va Fail ter
see quite through.
Jes' drop aroun some time, an III ern,a;n il
all ter you.
I've studied an I've fggered tell I've reached
the bottom facks
Bout this gold an silver business an ,;,,e,,,ss
the income. tax.
never got no office. but mine amt the only
case
Where speaker an thinker coma mt ,ose,
in the race.
An through the hist'ry Of the world examines
you will see,
like Dan1 Webster. Henry Clay an James a.
Blaine--an me-
IFS hard ter find sech orators as t1orrsbed
long ago.
Yer colleges can't make EN- Thew how sim.
ply got ter grow.
An modesty forbids me ter relate how lone
I've stood
An held an audience spellbound while told
what's fair good.
It's only natural fur folks ter be bit surprised
Thet efforts sech eg mine hev not been fnrtls,
reco nized.
An / think myself its curious tibet sech .co
dents should be
Ea Dani Webster. Henry Clay an James a.
Blaine-an me. aa4l
It's cup of cheer an trouble tibet the plory
seeker begs,
It is nectar while it bubbles, but It's worm
wood at the dregs; &M
So do my little duty. an l thank my lucky
star
Thet my various disapp 'intments ain t no yyuss
than what they are. ~
OF course 'twould be the oommonest hynocrisv
ter say
Tibet it's soothin ter discover that yer luok her
gone thet way:
Ter see yer hopes, when you hev nearly Crashed
EN-, turn and fee,
Like DanI Webster, Henry Clay an James @.
Blaine-an me.
There is no use in repinin. an the nation amt
ter blame
Eff it sometimes makes discord when it blows
the trump of fame.
It's a waste Of time ter argue when thew han.
pen ter fergit
An put the laurel wreath upon q brow II
Doesn't 1t.
Time allus fnGs oecasion--it was never known
ter Slip
Ter show the men thee labored in their true
refatienship.
An ID needs eech unpaid workers fur ter kee5
this country free
Es DanI Webster, Henry Clay an James q.
Blains--aO me.
-Phaaander johnson in Detroit Free Press.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05

that an actual vessel, propelled by rollers,
shall breast the sea itself, and hence the
launching of the first roller ship.
The vessel Is Of $50 tona On plat.
form nearly So meters long by 10 and O
fraction meters broad aru placed the boil
ers, the machinery, the living quarters
for passengers, crew, etc. The platform
is supported by three pairs of floating
rollers, which are rotated by means OF
the engine, and In q special manner.
The diameter Of each roller Is 10 me-
tiers, 1.-THE meter is SO. 81 inches English
with a circumference of BIN. 40. Its
greatest width is BIN G. The interior of
the roller ia strengthened with steel brac-
ings, SO as to protect 1t against the shook
Of the waves. The submerged portion
of the roller Is about one. third, or, say,
8m. SS. A simple screw movement gives
the rollers their rotation
In addition to the movement i'm
parted by the main shaft which NJ Ba-
yin calculates will be driven by force
estimated at $50 horse power, each pair of
disks can be turned by distinct and
direct engine Of 30 horse power
The calcuation of speed may be
summed up, according to the inventor IS
figures, as follows: The circumference
of the disks being 3lm. 40, making be-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05
THE FRENCH ROLLER SHIP.
A Vessel Which May Have a Speed of
SO Knots an HOur.

Experim ents of M. Ernest Bazin-The
Graft Now in the Seine-PossibIIities
of Making the Trip from Havre to New
York in -Four Days-Question of Sta
bility-Lesser Consumption of Coal.
The launch of a craft of peculiar con-
struction has just taken place In the Call
Shipyard, at ST. Denis, and her name is
the Ernest Bazin. and she resembles no
vessel that ever yet foated on the water
OF the Seine, says the New York Times.
1t msy be that the date. Aug. 10, 1896,
will be Cited in the long future as
memorable one in marine construction.
because the Ernest Bazin is the first of
the roller ships, and il only she responds
in stability and speed to the expectations
OF her inventor, It may be that there will
bs revolution in the construction OF
steamships.
Speed today Is everything, whether ON
sea or on the land. 1t has all to do with
the success of commercial operations. If
the largest steamers keep within the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05
limits Of from 30 to 90 knots an hour,
THE BOAT AT SEA.

limits Of from 30 to 90 knots an hour,
and In accomplishing this consume enor-
nous quantities Of coal, what may not be
Of speed may be had, and with the use
of very much less coal. With these ends
in view, NJ. Baz,n has originated type
of vessel which he designates as the rol :
Ter ship lie batsau rouleur.)
Suppose you were to take a hollow
wheel, dishliks in form, having a certain
notable width. and there being an axis to
this disk, you were to rotate 1t in water
by means of wooden axle. Having Civ
en- 1t movement of propulsion. 10 would
drive the fluid before it, would move for
ward for q certain distance, as would any
floating body. partially submerged, and
then, on account Of the friction, would
come to rest. Now say you impaired to
your disk movement of rotation and
then placed 1t on the water. 1t would re-
main comparatively at rest. But COM
bine the two movements, that of propul-
sion and rotation. Then the disk would
take a rapid forward motion though the
water it fioated in. If, with propulsion
alone there happened to be an obstacle in
the way of the disk, say stick this
stick would De moved forward fnr CRIT
distance and then the disk would come
to rest. Rotate the disk, however, and
it would slide over the obstacle placed in
its way.
From long series Of experiments of
his idea Of the roller ship, and deter
mined what might be the speed of such
a ship. Not satisfied, however, with the
trials oaEired out in q lecture room, with
toy shipA n. Balm has determined
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05
Jesse L. Test, Esq, an old residents

Jesse L. Test, Esq, an old residents
and highly respected Citizen of our town,
called this morning and after purchasing
a bottle of Cham berlain's Coils, Cholera
and DiaTrheoa Remedy, said: ''If any
one asks'you If this remedy will do what
is claimed for 1t. tell them yes, and re-
fer them to me-" H. ALEXAN DER
STOKE, Reynoldsville, Pa No one can
doubt the value of this medicine after
giving 1t fair trial Then 1t Is pleasant
to take, making it especially valuable for
children. For sale by Landsrs, & Bab-
bidge, Portland; and K. s. Raymond,
Cumberland Mills.
1t lie not unusual for druggists to rec-
ommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
TO their customers. Many Of them have
used 1t themselves OF in their families
and know from personal experience its
great value in the treatment of coughs,
colds and Group. They know too that
their customers are their best friends and
naturally wish to give them the most
reliable medicine they have for those all
ments Messrs. Daugherty Bros. promi-
nent druggists of Indiana, Pa, say "We
sell more of Cham berlain's Cough Rem
ady than of any other cough syrup and
always take pleasure In recon- mendipg
ID 10 our customers" Mr.. Fl. ID. Urey,
the popular druggist at Fredonia, Pa,
who has sold Chamberlain 3 Cough Rem
edy for several years says: II can truly
say that it Is the best cough medicine In
the market " For sale at % and 80 cents
per bottle by Landers & Babbidgs, Port
land and K. S. Raymond, Cumberland
Mills
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05
LARGEST DWELLING.
The Freihaus, In tho Suburbs of Vienna,
Accommodates 2.419 Occupants.

The Ereihaus, In tho Suburbs Of Vienna.
Accommodates 2.419 Occupants.
With our skysoraping Office buildings
and immense apartment houses we Amer
leans imagine we have the largest inhabit-
able structures In existence, but there Is
one eiephantine exception. Austria is
ahead Of all countries in this. particular,
for she owns the giant building of the
world. The Freihaus at Wieden, suburb
of Vienna, is the most spacious building
on the globe. Within its walls whole
town Of human beings live and work, eat,
sleep and rear children.
Ii contains 1900 rooms, divided into
about 300 dwelling apartments of four to
six rooms each. This remarkable house
has IS courtyards, s open and s covered,
and large garden within its walls A
visitor to the building relates that he once
spent two hours In looking for man
known to reside in the house Scarcely a
trade, handiwork or profession can be
named which Is not represented in this
caravansary. Gold and silver workers,
makers Of fancy articles, lodging house
keepers, bookbinders, agents, hatters, turn
ers, officers, locksmiths, joiners, tutors,
scientists, government clerks, lawyers,
doctors, bakers IS tailors, 80 shoemak-
ers, SO newspaper men and many others
live in 1t. The house has 81 staircases and
fronts on three streets and one square. In
single day the postman's delivery has
amounted to 1000 pieces to this single
house.
To address letter to the house and to
the person for whom it is intended does
not supply assurance that the person to
whom 1t is addressed will ever receive it.
In order to make assurance sure all letters
addressed to the Freihaus must be proyid
ed with both the Christian name and sur
name of the person, the number Of the court,
staircase and apartment; otherwise IL IA
as apt to go astray as though unproyided
with directions as to street and number
When Cincinnatian visited this immense
building last season, he was told that II
was then occupied by 2,419 persons and
that its annual rental amounted to 10s OO0
florins-equal to s54, 000 He %as also in
formed that this great number of neonle
of diverse nationalities and yarious reli,
gious views. lived in perfect peace and har.
mony, like the members Of a well regulat.
ed family.-Cincinnati Enquirer
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05
do more than 40 knots an hour, and II
this speed is the maximum which 1t will
A SECTIONAL VIEW.

do more than 40 knots an hour, and IL
this speed is the maximum which 1t will
be possible to attain, the evolution will,
after all, not have been go very consider.
able. But when once the principle ia
proved sound one, 1t will naturally be
possible to augment both the dimensions
of the rollers and their mum Der, and talk
of a vessel with eight. and even ten,
wheels of diameter of from twenty to
twenty-one meters, capable of attaining
a maximum of 40 knots, or perhaps of
crossing the Atlantic from Havre to New
York in sixty hours. That. indeed, would
be a veritable evolution, capable of firing
the Imagination of everybody.
NJ. Bazin, who has invented a host of
mechanical contrivanoes, some Of who
are widely known and in constant use,
admits that the present boat, while in
teresting enough in itself, does not 10
reality afford sufficient data to speak of
bis latest invention zen oonnaissance lie
cause" but if his idea were to realize all
that it promises it would certainly con-
stitute remarkable adj vance in the de-
S0lUElut0b VI 6bodu AatlShblOn.
"For instance, says The Times's cor.
respondent "a 'bateau roule' which
went at the maximum speed promised
would double the Cape of Good Hope in
the same time which an ordinary boat
would take going by way of the Suez
Canal; and. indeed, it might conoeivably
be prevented, owing to Its great speed
and the amount of water it would draw,
from passing through the canal. I need
say nc more. This suggestion will
suffice to show the immense significance
of such an invention, If, indeed, the re-
suits now hoped for are secured later on
at Hayrs, and it is prudent therefore,
and indeed obligatory, to await final
tests before venturing to form an
opinion. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05
ANIMAL INSANITY.
Horses Have Been Known to Go Mad on
the Battlefield

Horses Have Been Known to Go Mad on
the Battlefield.
The difficulty or the impossibility of de-
f1ning insanity makes the question of
whether OF not animals become insane by
no means easy to answer. Insanity in the
human subject, it is supposed by some,
has no analogue In the lower animals. Yet
many causes viii leads to the permanent
loss Of all self control Cattle driven from
the country through the crowded thorough
fares Of town will, under the influence Of
this sudden change of condition, work
themselves into state of excitement and
fury which must at LEASH be closely allied
to madness. Horses have been known to
go mad in the midst of the bewildering
scenes Of battlefield. At Balaklava an
Arabian horse turned upon its attendant,
who happened to be drawing water, seized
him in It's mouth, threw him to the ground
and then kneeling on him attacked him
like an Infatuated dog. Before the terror
could be subdued it had bitten off another
soldiers finger and seriously wounded the
army veterinarian. Another instance is
related OF docile horse which one hot
summer suddenly went mad Everything
that came within its reach 1t seized in it's
teeth and shook like terrier would a rat
1t raided the pigsties and threw the in
mates one after the other into the air.
trampling on the bodies as they fell Aft
erward 1t almost killed Its own master
after manning for life the horseshoer who
was called In. This at least must have
been case of insanity. The cause Of such
Insanity is often to be found In congenital
malformation OF the bones of the head
Professor Romanes even goes so far as to
prove, by what appears to be incontestable
evidence, that animals-cats, dogs and
monkeys-have been observed to have delu-
sions very similar to those Of insane PEG,
p1e.-Exohanga
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05
The Discovery Saved His
Life.

Mr.. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers
Vile, ILL.,, says: "To DR.. Kings New
Discovery owe my life. Was taken with
La Grippe and tried all the physicians for
miles about, but of no avail, and was
given up and told l could not live HAY
ing Dr.. Kings New Discovery in my
store l sent for bottle and began its use,
and from the first dose began TO get bet
ter, and after using three bottles was up
and about again. 1t is worth its weight
in gold. We won't keep store or house
Without It" Get free trial at Fl. p
S. Goods Drug Store, 577 Congress
ST., under Congress Square Hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05

Try the MAINE STATE PRESS 80 year
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-05
Rarbarous.

Wiping the gore from his glietering
weapon the desperate looking young man
seized piece of cloth and removed as well
as he could all traces of his horrible work
from the face Of his victim.
ihen ne Strengthened himself up pushed
the unhappy wretch away from him and in
voice of thunder called out:
"Next!'
GO was zoe apprsnsace.-Chieago Trib,