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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
Derivation Of "J,ectricitv."

There Is something strange and weird,
WHOM one comes q tlinh al it. in the ia
milidrity and COMMENCES, Of 80 ancient II
rosiI, tie iEdUrpted icu'n of mighty forest
trees that lluIui.hcd and fell ages before
man had st foot upon This planet. How
little we think. when wc put the mouth.
Piece Of the iHatutinal pipe 10 our lips,
that the amber which forms il exuded
drop by drop Loco. GOO years back from
the stems of great pines in a world whose
very shores and seas are DOW forgotten.
The plants which composed thos, vast
woodlands where the Baltic now strctche,
have been driven southwark long since 10y
the slow coming on of that Secua ar chill
In the worlds duta0e which we call the
glacial epoch
OF the pine which chiefly yielded amber
not single specimen now survives on our
earth, ana even the great Wcllingto nias.
which lowered over the rest. have dwin-
died away In our own time 60 two solitary
and dying groves in the uplands of Cali.
iornia. The trunks themselves arc gone
or reduced 10 Ignite, but the gum that
flowed from them in such strange abun-
dance j. still common object of commerce
the world over and familiar in our mouths
as the pipe it holds there. Nay, more II
has supplied our language with a whole
group OF words" electric" and "electrici.
ty' and "clcctrotype" and so forth-and
in all probability it has given us the sole
clew without which we might never have
possessed the telegraph and the telephone
or the unknown wonders of tho next gen.
Grafton. Cornhill Magazine
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
EPISCOPAL.
METHODIST.
UNDER LoNDoN's BRIDGES.
Sharp Work with the Swinging Chimneys
of tho Thames River Boats.

Ga re there, asked a traveller any Jugs
running on the Harlem river that have
hinged chimncys So that they can pass
easily under the bridgcsY | am not much
acquainted With the Harlem, but have
never happened to see one there In fact,
| have seen around New York but one tug
with turn down chimney and that one
saw on the Brooklyn side l think, IN
Newtown creek was crossing a very
low bridge in a horse car. when just above
l saw in the stream tug coming down to-
ward the bridge, and very close 30 Il and
evidently intending 10 pass below 1t |
saw no preparation for opening the bridge,
and | wondered what was going 10 be
done, but just before II came TO the bridge
the tugs chimney was tipped over back.
ward, level with the dcci,house and the
tug passed under the bridge easily
II remember well tho first time I saw
this done, on the Thames. IN London We
took n swift little Steamer OF tLC kind
that runs To points along the river, sort
of up and down stream forrybD9t l had
never heard of Il swinging chimney. We
were nearing the first bridge with q rush
Plainly the steamer, chimney was hrAcr
than the arch the boat was pointed for,
and it seemed a. if il must be smashed in
to everlasting flinders.
"But just before 10 touched the bridge
the top Of the chimney swung back and
the boat passed under safely, With the
chimney trailing baei. a. ana angle d. about
45 degrees. /. uuod IFS ui ri .ht posi-.
ton below the bridge. Yhc c.tire up.'r
CHI lucy turHcj L9c,; on u spindle through
tLe lower per-, OF tho CHIMNEY, or upou a
hinge in the back. don't rem miner
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
Literary Notes.

Is the expansion of the British Empire
frughr with danger to the United States,
and hostile to the interests Of civilization
at large: Is the policy of Great Britain,
rs ga land grabber," and as ruler OF
alien peoples in all parts of the world,
one which must be execrated and
opposed by Americans? These ques-
tions are considered by Mr.. David ~.
Wells III the North American Review
for April, in an article entitled, Great
Britain and the United States: Their
True Relations.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
Not Born Precisely There.

The prccocous frankncSs and simplicity
of a class OF 6-year-oids has been forcibly
impressed upon one of the teachers in the
now Blaine school ut Thirteenth aud Nor
ris streets during the past few days. Pre-
paratory To opening the school the chill
dren are being registered, and their an
swers to the questions put to them are
often quite ludicrous. One OF the teachers
asked youngster what was his father 6
name.
Baxter" was the reply.
"What is his full nameF'
"Mr. Baxter, said the boy.
"No, no." the teacher continued rather
impatiently. What Is his first name?'
A CLEAN Of comprehension frightened
the lads face. and he blurted out;
"Ma calls him Bill.
In order 10 determine another little fell
lows place OF nativity he was asked:
wv ere you born hcrey'
With all seriousness he responded:
"Nome. | was horned on Tyler street. -
philadelphia Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
4uxLrl IS A LECTURER.


tsA- lt4 "a = - t.atNtAfsf az
II Is very dneulat riat auher j., @.
admitted hy al who Yard him. ie r
1ne Of the clcurO.t HIa most c.ulu.., at
scientific lecturers Of his uuc. Lu ..,i ,-
disihCd loct.rllc. and Gle AttNtu
from which he Suffered ID bis ,a..y u.fs
was never entirely overcome. however
little apparent it might be So lis audience
After his first public lecture at Tie hoy0
institution be received az aEOuylA as lot.
,er telling Lim hc Lud better lot Try any
thing OF the kiIG ngain, a. whatever Ae
was fit for II was certainly Lot giving Jec
lures Instead OF bong discouraged DE
Enthusiastically set TO work TO mend
Whatever faults be had OF style and man.
per- with what sUCcc-s IL Wei KNOWN.
Nevertheless hc often told ne OF the awful
feeling OF alarm which always came over
him on entering the GCut Of the lecture
room of the Royal institution or oven the
College of Surgeons. where the suplcci
was most familiar and the audience 90.
oirely sympathetic.
He had feeling that he must break
down before the lecture was over, ana II
was only by recalling 90 his memory the
number q times lac had lecturcd without
anything If the kind happening and tLen
drawing conclusions a. 10 the improbablI'
!ty Of its occurring now that he was able
70 brace himself up 10 the effort Of begin
uing bis discourse When once fairly
away on his subject, all such 6pprchen'
sions were at an end. such experiences
are Of cours" very common. but they were
probably aggravated greatly in Huxley's
case by the ill health, that miserable, by
pochondriacal dyspepsia which, as he says
himself, was his constant companion for
the last half century of his life.-Sir W.
Ii. Fowler In North American Review.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
Cure for headaChe

AS remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric Bltters has proved to be
the very best. 1t effects a permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual
sick headache yields to its influence.
We urge all who are afflicted TO procure
a bottle, and give this remedy Il fan
trial. In cases of habitual constipation
Electric Bitters cures by giving the
needed tone 10 the bowels, and few
cases long resist the use OF this medi-
cine. Try it once. Fifty cents and
81 90 at B. 5. Webb's drug store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
A Unique Salad.

mamma, have invented lovely sal.
ad, " exclaimed Margery, aged g
Have you, darlingf" said her pleased
mother. And how did you make itf"
why" answered the mite proudly and
seriously amid the laughter of those pres
ent, Il chopped up rose, some parsley
and some cold potatoes and covered 1t with
dressing"
And where did you get the oilf" ex-
claimed Mrs A
"Oh, used sewing machine oil, re-
sponded the little monkey. who had, as
she supposed, copied her mother methods
with perfect success. New York Adver'
tiser
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
Notice

We are prepared TO do all kinds of
dressmaking and solicit "A share of public
patronage. Terms moderate, satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Rooms i'll Church
block, over Hayt's grocery
EDNA l.. MOREY
Sold w MAGGIE MCBRIDE.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
A Monocle

Mr.. Hubly-I saw n man making reg
ular monoclc of himself in the street just
now.
Mr. Wcstby-A whatS
"A monuclc.
"iIn, ha You mean spectacle, don't
YOU"
" No, sir, do not. There was not a
pair of him. and therefore he was Il mon
oclc. Thank goodness, | can speak the
English language correctly. Pearson 5
MrnklN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
For Sale,
s91-4w

The Shepherd Ashery: two good
large lots; good buildings; one large
boiling pan; two large kittles, all in good
running order; good location for both
wood and ashes. Reason for selling,
poor health. S90-4-p ALBION PICKETT.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
Appointed by the Council.

At the meeting Tuesday evening the
council made the following appoint
ments
Marshal-John Greig.
Engineer-Pierce Bogert.
Night Watch-Fred Shipman.
Street Com-H. +. Thompson.
Health officer-Dr. j. +. Suydam.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
MARKET REPORT.

1t will be an agreeable surprise to per-
SONS subject to attacks Of bilious colo to
learn that prompt relief may be had by
taking Chamberhn's Cole, Diarrhoea
Remedy In many instances the attack
may be prevented by taking this remedy
as soon as the first symptoms of the dis
ease appear. 20 and 30 cent bottles for
sale by c. T. Mahan, druggist.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
,ou,IrnI Ambition.

Nh Howell tgf he firm oi Gcttup &
Howel)-.Wru little girl what do you
wauts
iN.vcar.old Waif Uircd Of selling pa
pors On the strccJ) say. mister, don't you
want 10 drc,. little girl all up IN fine
clothes an put hrr ~ " front vlnder 20
look purity al dror Iowdf-Cnlcaso
NJ
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
Marriage Licenses
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the partnership
lately suhsisting b. tween j. Henry Lancashire
and rtephen w. Tinker of Alma Gratiot Co
Michigan, was dseOIyed on the lSrh day OF
March 1896. by mutual consent. All drbte Ow-
ing TO the said partnership. aud ali accounts
owing by them, VIII be settled with and by the
said stephan W Tinker.
Dated Alma Mich March 18th 1896. s9O-2
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10

Lord Darlington, when lord chamber
ialn, sometimes made mistakes, says Ncn-
ity. At one of the drawing rooms he an
nounced Mrs Whatshcrname as Lady
Whatshernamc, and then, suddenly seeing
his error, called out: Don't Kiss her.
maam. Don't kiss her She's not lady
after all " 10 Is only pecrcsses who, upon
their presentation, ARE honoreG by theb
sovereign g embrace.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10

DROBATE ORDER;- State of Michigan,
L county of Grallot, IS Notice is hereby
given, hat the final account OF Merritt Wood
ward the guardian o. the state of Laura NJ.
Cfoat, ot Grafton county. Nichipan. incompe-
tent will be allowed bN me at the Probate Of
flee in the village o, Ithaca. in said county, on
Monday, the 10th da, OF April next, at ten
O'Clock y. m e. said day.
Dated at Ithuca, NHrCh 18Th n u. 1896.
joins Nj. EVt RDL ~ Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
DESTINY REVEALED.
low THE FUTURE IS READ sY CHI
NESE SOOTHSAYERS.

III every A|4iA..c community tHerc
viii bo found one or more soothsayers
or fortune to,ers, who, IN rcturn for
small coin, VIII send a fate seeking
Chinaman away either happy or miser-
able. The Chinese quarter in New York
supports three of these fortune jugglers,
who manage 10 make a fairly good liv
ing ont Of thcir patrons. IN this country
the sCothsayC is not So important
parsonage among Cinnamon as he is i'll
China, for the influence of "Melcan"
man has affected even stolid John.
Many of thom boast Of their indifference
to the uugmic5 Of the "luck" sticks
Ia China the lower classes never
take any step of Importance without
consulting thoir fayorite soothsayer, Sc
that le cEclci cs considerable influence
among his ga TONER'S. The Chinese fes-
tivl m their New Years day is the
great dayt1 take a peepinto the future,
aud the Chinese come INTO New York
from all the noighboring towns which
are NOT strong enough in Cinnamon to
support q fortune teller. One Of the
soCth-ay,ls Plies his trade ON the side
N'-4 lh '..' "C''Hof' announcer "i. mus ms
ht""lN@ ,el@ cIo'e 10 me Si'lhese me
a'ol, VINE 'he 'n't" Is IN the JoSShouse
IN H'ol, s't-vi' livery JosShouse mas us
fortune zen hS Al phanceS' Whlch are
kept III l4o't Oh inc "l'ar ready lor 'he
use o. me Nolf"lptiS' Ihere are sew
ei~I KINGS Oh abpef''us u'ea 70 tel or
tunes ono o. 'aem Consists oI TWO
piece O., wood NH.ch 'ne round on one
S'ee ailo il'l oA '-o o'hef
VII apsis'l'lou7 Chinaman de-
sizes lo I'.'' i-is fortune 'oId' ne pays ~
cents 40 IRE .-o'l''.l en- ana asks lhe seer
VIA I-o -ect tA'ie Is Tor MN IN the
cav .'.'-,. ihe man oI l"'e huhOles
.i l.o~-... or over inc TWO pieces OF
Wool '4e l"eA ,hLo"s thela upon the
around ulHh tlclf position depends the
ii. @ oil lhe itlaloHs customer. II they
p. p 10 N.-.l ha' siGe up, II Is mod
t.e y BAD sn tid calls Tor great eau
.iel on re -'.i. ul 'he fortune seeker IN
''S toA"tc, during thS coming year.
'.a.1 oAo l5 '"unh 500 mp alld the other
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
Religious Notes.
PRESBYTERIAN.

Morning, How men treat the gospel;
evening, Reports from the Christian
Endeavor convention, and song service.
BAPTIST.
Morning subject: Who is the relig-
ious man? Evening subject: Spiritual
expectancy III all men.
EPISCOPAL.
Service at 80 p. m. music by vested
choir and male quartet Sunday school
at $3.50 p. III.
METHODIST.
Subject for morning-The essential
qualifications for christian usefulness.
Evening-The Improbable servant.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is htrtt, fiVCn hat the firm OF +. W.
II oOpcr y q is This cay dissolved by mutual
consent, r r Griffith retiring The husipTss
will be continued hy Mr.. Hooper who will pay
ali debts OF he ate firm. and all moneys due
the late firm may be paid 10 him
+ w. HOOPER,
e X. GRIFFITH,
Dated at 4 Ina March 81, 1896.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10

"Ucnr Inc. said Mrs Wickwiro, looking
up from hcr paper "but women are get
uug brave ruWadaysl'
"IrNeg" echoed Dir. Wickwire.
- e-: hero Is a. story about woman
who shot a. mouse. She--pshaw, / read
It wrong u was only q moose In.
dlanapolis journal.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-04

rostrated stem, and the remainder is practically the kaill. It is of all craft of its size the swiftest, the most easy to handle and the most comfortable, and the Turks generally are admitted to be the best oarsmen in Europe.
 Indeed, they have need to be, for both the Bosphorous and the Golden Horn are crowded with craft of every kind, and made dangerous by the swiftest of currents. The distances, too, are very great, and such as no or dinary oarsman would undertake for pleasure or for the sake of exercise. It is no joke to pull 15 or 16 miles against a. stream which in some places runs four or five knots an hour."
Arizona republican., 1896-06-04
AFTER THE ARMADA.
The Combination of Trade and Private
 War Under Elizabeth.


 War Under Elizabeth.
 The defeat of the Armada inspired England with energy and hope. Our people, says Blackwoods Magazine, be- came busy traders. Flemish traders had been ruined by war, Flemish refu gees had focked into England, and Antwerp, the great port for new world commerce, had been sacked and taken England succeeded to the trade of which the Dutch had been deprived.S .S Beyond the ocean lay vast world of wealth, of which Spain, united with Portugal, claimed the monopoly, thereby exclud ing English commerce from the larger half of the planet. Systematic vio- lence-that is, the combination of trade with private war-was the only mode in which this monopoly could be at tackled.
 Elizabeth connived at this covert mar itime war both before and after the Armada, and thestruggles between Eng fish traders and Spanish monopolists were far too numerous and important to admit of peace between the two gov ernments. It was this spirit of com mercial adventure, whether it be called piracy or a heroic attempt to rescue the new world from the inquisition and give it back to the free use of the human race, which was the first step in the de velopment of three colossal growths- British trade, British empire, the Brit ish navy.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-04
FUNCTION OF THE SPLEEN.
It Is a Kind of Safety Valve to the Blood
 Circulation.

The spleen, of old, writes Dr. Andrew Wilson in the Illustrated London News, formed an organ which puzzled the classic physiologists. It did not seem to manufacture any secretion, like the liver or sweet-bread; and they knew, as we do to-day, that removal of the organ is not necessarily attended by much disturbance of the vital func- tions-a fact due to the duties of the missing spleen being laid on the shoul- CTS of other organs, most probably the lymphatic glands. The spleen is un- doubtedly blood gland. It is the seat of manufacture of the corpuscles of the blood, red and white, and it no doubt also disposes of the old rolling stock of the blood, dissolving and disintegrat- ing the wornout corpuscles. Addition al evidence regarding the spleen has been supplied by Prof. Schafer, F. R. S., and MT. B. Moore. They have proved that the spleen acts as a kind of safety valve to the blood circulation, and it responds at once to all variations in the blood pressure, whether these vari- ations are from heart or lungs. It is an organ which shows rythmical con fractions, and would appear to be a kind of delicate governor, analogous in it's nature to the self-actiEg mechan- ism of that name in the steam engine.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-04
>sNl
CAVALRY HORSES.
Army Boards Rigid Inspection Discour
 ages South Dakota Breeders.


 John D. Hale, of Ti1ford, one of the most prominent stockmen in South Da- kota, some months ago received the con- tract for furnishing the Eighth caval- ry at Fort Meade with some 70 or 80 horses. Notwithstanding that he visit ed practically every prominent horse ranch in western South Dakota, eastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana Ill the effort to secure horses that would pass the rigid inspection, every horse so far turned in for inspection has been rejected. The horses were the very best that could be procured, experience hav- ing shown them to be the hardest ami mals to be found in the United States. Some of the horses could rot be pur- chased on the range or ir tie markets of Chicago and New York for $25O each, MT. Hale says he offered one man $500 for team of handsome grays, provided they passed the inspection. The ami mals were submitted, but, while the board admitted that they were fine looking pair, they were declared not suitable for cavalry. Horse raisers are discouraged at the result and say that any board that holds strictly to the re- qulrements of the government in the se- lection of cavalry horses would not be able to get enough horses in the whole United States to mount one cavalry regiment.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-04
Notice of Hearing Petition.

In the Probate Court of the County of Mari copa, Territory of Arizona.
 In the matter of the estate of Henry Garfias, deceased. Notice of hearing petition. Notice is hereby given that J. L. Redon- do has filed in this court his petition praying for the proof and probate of the will of said deceased and the issuance thereon of Letters of Administration with the will an- nexed and that the same will be heard on Saturday. the sixth day of May, A. D., 1896, st 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day at the courtroom of said court, in Phoenix, County of Maricopa Territory of Arizona, and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer Of said petitioner should not be granted. Dated May 26, 1896.
 c. W. GROUSE,
 Clerk. [Date of first publication May P, 1S96.l
Arizona republican., 1896-06-04
PAID ONE AT A TIME.
Pennies Not Legal Tender in Amounts of
 More Than Twenty-Five Cents.

Penn1eS NOG LeSaI IohutT III kAHouhbs oi
 More Than Twenty-Five Cents.
 There is postmaster in a little town not far distant, who is noted for the amount of authority he is inclined to show in trivial matters. A short time ago. says the Mount Morris (Mich.) Union, business man of the place ap- peared before the stamp window of the office and demanded 300 one-cent stamps, for which he laid down an equal number of pennies. Here was good chance for the authoritative gentleman, and with a view of teaching his impor- tance, he picked 25 pennies from the heap. handed out 25 stamps and showed the rest of the money to the would-be buyer with the remark that pennies were not legal tender there in amounts of more than 25 cents.
 Expostulation was in vain, the post master cited the law in the case and that seemed to settle it. With malicious gleam in his eye the buyer swept the re- maining pennies into his pocket and mildly inquired: T suppose I can get a one-cent stamp here for penny, can I?" "Certainly,' said the man at the window. "Then give me a one-cent stamp" said the other laying down the money. It was handed to him, and he demanded another and another after that. Several people had come in in the meantime, and were impatiently wait ing their turn at the window. but the obdurate buyer kept on gravely buying one-cent stamps on the installment plan. Seeing determination in the face of the other, the postmaster offered to arbitrate, but it was of no avail. He continued to buy as long as his money lasted, and triumphantly departed amidst the approving smiles of the crowd.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-04

OOOCITY LOTS, 50x13715 feet, five minutes CUU walk from court house, no street car required. First-class streets and avenues. Every lot elegantly situated and perfect, no ravines or broken lands, and each covered with a luxuriant growth of alfalfa, (meadow) are now in our hands at prices that simply defy competition and can never be duplicated in Phoenix, viz: At, from $50 to sl0O each on the installment plan, monthly payments of s10 each. We address ourselves particularly to people paying rent, exhorbitant rents, for poor Accommodations b)th in houses and rooms, every dollar of which is that of g. practical waste when paid by the permanent settler. This offer cannot last long. Hence, to the renter of houses and rooms we say-COME AND SEE US. you are now wasting from SIP to s20 per month in rent, buy family tent and live on your own property until you decide later on to build or sell your lot at big ad vance, thus saving not only money. but owning lovely home for what otherwise wolld go toa landlord This information isan angels visit' to the saving wife ana pointer to the indus trious young man and lady working for 8 monthly wage. Send this paper to your east ern friends. It's good thing.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-04
Proud Sister.

It is always pleasant to see sister radiantly happy over her brothers suc- cess. An exchange reports an instance:
 May-Just think, Bob is playing on the Yale football team!
 Clara-That's jolly. What is he, half back or quarterback?
 May-Neither. He's a drawback. Charley Pruyenne says he's the great est drawback the team ever had.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-04
THE TURKISH kAlk.
It More Closely Resembles the Gondcla
 Than Any Other Craft.

Than Any Other Craft.
 Crawford, the author, to whose skill ful pen Constantinople is indebted for one of the most charming volumes ever issued in its praise, has a word to say about the Turkish boatmen and their vehicle, the kaik.
 'Constantinople owes much," writes he, ito the matchless beauty of the three watel's which run together be- heath it's walls, and much of their repu- tation again has become worldwide by the kaill. It is disputed and dis putable whether the Turks copied the Venetian rondola or whether the Vene- tians initiated the Turkish kaik, but the resemblance between them is so strong as to make it certain that they have a common origin. Take from the dongola the 'felse', or hood, and the
Arizona republican., 1896-06-04

U. deteil governing the same. Golden op- portunities to secure 320 acres or less Of the finest lands in the world two crops each year, petual water rights. This can last but few months at most when prices will advance over those at the present time asked by canal com panies which is $20 per acre.