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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
Color Blind.
zine.

John Dalton, without whose discovery
Of the laws Of chemical combination
chemistry as an exact science could
hardly exist. was wholly color blind.
His knowledge Of the fact came about
by a happening OF the sort which we
call chance. On his mother birthday,
when he was man Of PC, he took her a
pair Of stockings which he had seen in
i shop window labeled:
six, and newest fashion "
Thee has bought me a pair Of grand
hose, john, said the mother, but
what made thee fancy such bright coll
or: Why, | can never show myself at
meeting III them.
John was much Disconnected, but he
told her that he considered the stockings
10 be Of very proper 20 10 meeting
color, as they were dark blush drab.
Why, they re red rs cherry, John, !"
was her astoniShed reply
Neither lie nor his brother Jonathan
could see anything but drab in the stock
ings, and they rested III the belief that
the good wifo's eyes were ont of order
until she, having consulted various
neighbors, returned with the verdict,
"Narra fine stuff, but uncommon scar
lety."
The consequence was that John Dial
ton became almost the first 70 direct the
attention Of the scientific world TO the
subject Of color blindness. - Youth 5
Com paulOn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
FiSHERMENiS NETS.
n ost Of Them Made by Machine NovN-
days-Their Many Uses.

Most iShermen s nets nowadays are
made by machinery, excepting the small
round crab nets and dip nets, and bait
nets that sportsmen use. These are made
10y hand. for the machines cannot make
anything but straight fiat web Many
larger circular nets. however, are con-
s,ructed from machine made netting,
cnt up.
Machines have been used generally in
netmaking for about 80 years. Before
that nets were knitted in the families Of
the fishermen. Some fishermen on the
Atlantic coast still make their own ners,
and on one part Of the Pacific coast
there Is a close union of fishermen using
nets made 10y hand, bat factory made
nets have displaced most nets of do
nestle make
There are six netting factories III the
United States. all on the Atlantic coast.
Carload los Of nets are not uncommon
shipments from this coast 70 the Pacific,
and the same Is true Of netting Irvine.
Nets are made Of various sizes Of
thread or Irvine, in any size mesh de-
sired, and they can be made Of any
length, but nets Of certain kinds are
made commonly i'll certain lengths, and
then joined together if greater length be
desired. In thiS way nets have been set
in the great lakes III one straight string
Of II miles. Nets three or four miles
long are not unusual there Such nets
ale fished with steamboats,.
A pound net, 100 feet in depth, has
IN, / .,l-a =
sary TO splice the poles for il. The aver
age depth Of pound nets Oh the lakes is
10 feet. On the Atlantic coast the aver.
age depth of pound nets is 30 feet Lead
ers are made 10 to 20 rods III length.
In the sounds of North Carolina very
long hauling seines are used some Of
them about a mile long. They are oper-
ated by steamboats, Formerly, hauling
seines Were used generally. Within the
last ID years the use of pound nets has
increased rapidly. Purse seines are made
200 To 250 fathoms long and perhaps 100
feet deep
pOund net, complete costs $500 70
$1,000; purse net, 500 10 $500:
lake gill net outfit, 81, 600 TO 50, 600,
although II might not all be used at one
time shore seine, from so to 500.
There are other kinds Of nets and seines.
The life Of net depends on the water
it Is used in and circumstances, A heavy
pound net might Get thrashed ont in a
season.s Some nets and seines last three
or four years or longer.
Nets dre made for various uses other
than for fishing. They are made for use
on horses. in laundries 10 hold collars
and cuffs, for decorative purposes, for
lawn tennis, and all sorts Of backstops,
Cor banners and for hammocks, for poul-
try yards aud for fruit trees and straw
berry beds. Some bird traps are made
with nets There are steamboat nets.
which, however, are not knotted, but
sized New York sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
Able to Read Writing.

Il never will forget the queer Incl
dents and experiences | had when first
bought "a typewriter and sent out in
print my correspondence and bills to my
customers who lived in the rustic regions
about me, said a merchant from a
backwoods town. Several of my pa
irons dropped me, and was at loss TO
account for their manner, which chang
ed toward me. At last the mystery was
solved. a burly young farmer drove up
TO the store, tied up his oxen and stalked
into my office
Mr.. Blank, said he, I'd have You
know that / know how TO read writin,
and you don't have to print your letters
and bills when you send them to me. !
don't propose 20 be insulted in such
manner.
He then threw down the letter on
my desk and stalked out. louisville
Courier journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
Glory Sufficient.

The barber's trade is everywhere REQ
ognized a. honorable. bat The CONNER
cial Bulletin tells story of one man
who bad peculiar reasons for magnify
ing his Office.
There was once hairdresser in BOs-
ton who numbered among his patrons
many gentlemen Of the medical profess
sion. Que day. when operating upon one
Of them, ne broke forth in great glee:
wat You dink, DOCTOR: hat been TO
dot hos pital, ind while ] wait to 60 up
md cut man ) hair | see marble busts
of de DOCTORS. Dere was DOCTOR St0rer
und tlere vas DOCTOR Peegelow NIT de
Wig dress for him desc dwenty years,
in marpie. Dink Of dot Won of my
Wigs in marple!'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
FASTNET LlGHT.
A Welcome Clean to the East Bound At
Iantic Soyager.


The first glimpse Of Great Britain
that the American tourist gets ON his
European tour is that Of the Fastnet
lighthouse.
1t stands on a rugged and solitary
rock, situated nine miles south of Crook
haven, at the extreme southwest corner
Of Ireland, and is, perhaps. more storm
beaten than any other around our coast.
The rock is so feet in height, and the
lighthouse towers another 90 feet above,
yet in winter gales, the Atlantic bill
lows literally lombard the massive
structure and have even smashed in
portion Of the lantern at the summit of
the erection, the seas frequently sweep
ing over the rock with tremendous force
Some two or three years ago the stormy
weather then prevailing prevented all
communication with the rock for many
weeks, So that the store of food was con-
sumed, with the exception Of some -four
AT last a schooner managed 10 approach
sufficiently near TO enable small guam.
tity of food to be dragged through the
sea by the hungry men, and, fortunate
ly, the next day the sea moderated, and
the stores were once more fully replen
ished.
Except in very calm weather the Fast
net is surrounded by "A fringe of foam.
and the only means Of landing is by the
aid of jib" IS feet in length, so
placed ON the rock that, in moderate
weather, its end reaches outside the
surf. When a visitor wishes TO land can
unusual occurrence. he is rowed in
small boat az near as the waves permit,
and the liRhtkeepers throw out small
buoy, attached 10 n rope, which is Sc
cured by the man in the boat. The jib
is then swung out, and the visitor, plac
Ing one foot in the loop and catching
tight hold Of the rope, is hoisted about
40 feet vertically, and then the jib, be
ing pivoted AT its foot, swings him hori-
zontally about 100 feet on TO "A safe land
ing London Sketch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
The uercenary.

The mercenary fighting man rs per
N who seldom receives his due reward
turing his lifetime or his just need OF
tame after his death. The character is
re SO alien To the age in which we live,
u belongs SO entirely to the days when
Sighting was the only occupation for a
gentleman, that il has forfeited alike our
study and our sympathy. Volunteers we
understand, but mercenaries we do not.
The world apparently has grown TO
think that fighting ia profession-the
bare trade of arms unconsecrated by
any sentiment Of cause on country-is
not noble thing and should not. how
ever ably and gallmtly followed. be ad-
judged the highest praise.
Possibly the world is right, but we
suspect that change Of system in the
training of fighting men has had far
more influence than mere abstract hu
mainly III r,-ating this opinion. IL
these days Of short service and swift
wars the old type Of professional fight
ing man has become extinct. In every
country the recruit Is forced through a
soldiers education at high pressure and
returned 10 civil life as speedily a. pcs
slble that he may earn money 10 pay for
the eCncatiun of others. No man. unless
no be an officer, devotes his whole life
time 10 the military calling, and cOnse-
quently the few mercenaries-the name
is too ignoble for them-who are known
TO us IN these later times are without
exception ofiicers-(iordOn, for instance,
Valentine Baker and Hobart 1t was not
so OF old, when the rule was once a sol
der always soldier, and the only
school was war. Then few men dreamed
of rising 10 command except through
the ranks, and many gentlemen preferred
TO stay all their lives in the ranks or at
highest to carry the ensigns of their
companies. Veteran soldiers were worth
their weight in gold, and though by no
means innocent Of rapacity followed
their calling from sheer devotion 10 IL
and thought themselves unlucky if they
died III their beds. Macmillan $ Maya
zine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
The Conversation Interrupted.

Il beg your pardon, said the man
with the slightly bald head, who sat III
IA parquet seat near one Of the boxes III
Il down town theater the other evening.
Il beg your pardon, he repeated, but
would you mind looking at the figures
on this check and telling me what they
are? I'm little nearSighted.
The Youngest member of the noisy
box party. an amiable looking youth,
with highly plastered hair, suspended
his conversation with the interesting
blond in the green dress a moment,
leaned over the front Of the box, and in
answer To the questioner, who had risen
TO his feet and was smilingly holding
out for his inspection the check end of
a ticket, he said:
Certainly, sir. The figures are
$3.50"
well" rejoined the questioner,
that's exactly what paid to hear this
play tonight, and III going to get the
worth Of my money or il lift my voice
right low and raise fuss and make
scene You'll oblige me by telling the
rest of them. -
He was not disturbed again during
the evening Chicago Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17

Self Doctoring Promoted by the Use Of Med
icines In Compressed Tablets.

icines In Compressed Tablets.
Not only has the general introduction
of medicine in the form of compressed
tablets simplihed the work Of the doc.
tor. but it has also vastly promoted self
ioctoring. The number Of remedies put
up IN this form for popular use con-
startly increases. Many druggists make
a speciality Of these things. You see
them displayed near the soda water
fountain, put up in small bottles and
sold at prices that must yield hand
some profit. Half "a dozen remedies for
Indigestion are thus sold, some contain
ing pepsin as the active principle, 9th
ers containing soda mint. some bismuth,
some charcoal or more powerful disin-
tectants. Some are designed TO remove
acidity Of the stomach; others to attack
a catarrhal condition. Others are TO pro-
woke appetite, and still others are TO
promote one or another natural func-
tion. A dozen headache cures are sold in
this fashion, and the different emolli.
ents for the throat are almost innumera-
bic. There are grip tablets, liver tab
let's, heart, lung and brain tablets.
Persons who have eschewed patent
medicines all their lives buy these tab
let's of one sort or another, because
most of them are supposed to be we'll
recognized remedies. Most of the tab
let's are advertised only in medical jour
mails, in accordance with the require
ments Of the medical code, and many
OF them, no doubt, have obtained their
popularity through their use by reputa-
BILE physicians.
Quinine which is now extremely
cheap, is sold largely in the form Of
two grain pills or i'll larger pills con-
tanning iron. Although believed by
many physicians to be dangerous rem
edy, il has long been self prescribed by
all sorts of persons, especially in mala-
rial regions, and it is one Of the rene
dies most frequently bought without
prescription. 1t is self prescribed for
malaria i'll its many forms, TO check a
cold III its early stages, and as tonic.
Stinulants of one sort or another are
sold i'll this form, but more especially
perhaps at the soda fountain, which has
become sort of medical dispensary.
Many headache remedies are dispensed
at the soda fountain. Some are recon-
mended or suggested by the attendant,
but many persons have their fayorites
among the various sedatives and febri-
fuges, and some are called for as regu-
larly as the fruit Sirups. New remedies
are constantly introduced through the
soda fountains, and many old ones have
long been included III the annually
lengthening list Of the soda water dis
pensers New York sun
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
Kinglake and The Times.

1t was Kinglake who uttered one Of
the neatest Of mots on the peculiar char
acter of the London Times. He had lit
tie fondness for that journal in spite Of
personal friendships which might have
been expected to soften his view of the
question. The paper was still 10 him a
sort of .Juggernaut, irresistible and fate
full. On seeing an announcement Of the
new EDITORS marriage he exclaimed
Heavens That brings The Times into
relations with humanity. "
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
NEW JERSEY GRAPE JUICE SENT
TO EUROPE.

MIR, Speer, of New Jersey, has
reputation extending over the world
AS being reliable producer of Oporto
Grape Juice and Port Wine. Ills
OportO Juice and Port Wine are or
dered by families in Dresden, London
and Paris for their superior medicinal
virtues. and blood making quality, ow-
'ug t0 the iron contained in the soil in
which the vines grow.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
witty wales.

A good reply was given to Nine. Patti
by the Prince of Wales, who had paid a
visit at her magnificent castle Of Craig
y-Nos. The weather was awful. The
hostess in receiving her princely visitor
stated 20 him that she had prayed fer
vently TO heaven for good weather.
"Oh, said the prince, you must Ger
tainly nave made little mistake. for If
sou had sung your prayer instead of
saving it VI surely would have been
granted
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17

The teacher was asking questions
teachers are quite apt to ask questions,
and they sometimes receive curious am
swers This question was as follows:
"Now, pupils, how many months
have 2S days.
"All Of them, teacher, replied the
boy on the front seat. Utica Observer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17

and skin diseases are frequently not skin
disease II all All the lotions and bleaches
and creams and powders IN the world won
make "A good complexion If the digestion Is
wrong. If The stomach IS sour, and the
liver torpid, and the bowels cOnstipated,
the skin will show H. No use trying 20
treat the skin for such condition. The
only way 70 relieve il i 20 cleanse the sys
tenn and purify The blood. As long as the
heart is pumping impurities 10 every part
of the body just - long these impurities
will show through the SKIN.
DR. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
is good for the Complc yion because II
makes the whole body hcalthy-because il
clears and puiifos the blood, makes the
digestion strong aud clears out impurities
of all kinds BY increasing the ability 10
assimilate nutritious food and by the in
fusion Of It's own ingredients, il enriches
the blood ard so makes S2/f6. hc0IWp flesh.
II fills out the holows, rubs out wrink-
les and sub titutes for sallOWness a rosy
healthy glow There is no mystery about
il. It isn't miracle. II is merely the re-
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common sense with expert medical knowl-
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If YOU want To know hundreds of great
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17

Mary Anderson, l5yeai-old s!rl Of
MonJieth. was bound. Jagged aud as-
saulled by ramps IN" other day. who
then set fire Ia hrr cln'hiug she Wa
ro.cued, but not unul ,he " As serious
~ burned.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17

Il was run over 10y lumber wagon.
Did unt expect 10 live My TRENDS
bAthed me- with DR. Thomas Eclrctric
o. AMI was cured We have great
Jalth in Thomts' Electric Oil" Mrs.
Babcuck. Nnrvell Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
EmoIuments of an Executioner.

The subjoined record extracted from
the archives of old Paris possesses suffi.
cient interest 10 warrant its publication.
Our readers Will see from il what ter
rible thing the capital penalty was in
former days, and at the same time learn
that the gentlemen who acted as execu-
TONERS. with their assistants and tor
turerS, did not labor for glory alone:
AN EXECUTIONER' PRICE LIST.
Livrcs
To boiling malefactor in oil................ IS
To quartcring him while alive ........... 30
To ;fording criminal passage from life to
death 10y the sword ....... ............. 20
To breaking the body on the whc1......... 10
To fixing his head upon a polc............. 10
To cutting man into four pieces ........... 50
To hanging Culprlt- +.................... 70
To cnshrouding the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
To impaliug living mun................... "a
To burning "a sorccrcss alive. ......... -
t. hayi living man .................... y
t. drowning y child murd rpss In "a sack 4
To luiling "a suicide at crossroads - 20
To applying the torture. ....................
To applying the thumbscrcv ................
To applying tho luskins. A
To administering the Gchonua torture. N
To putting person in the pillory 2
10 llc+tlng .,.......... '.......,..............
To branding withn hot iron .......... 10
To cut ling of the nosc the cars or the tongue 10
II ,,,t,, \ ,,.,.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
Exnects the Worst.

always expect the worst in all things
~ q all cases. because | know the worst
is possible; therefore it isnatural for me
20 expect the worst, and as II Is the un-
expected that happens, the worst does
not often happen to me- Fiber and Fab
ric.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17
ST. VITUS DANCE.
4 PLY sician Prescribes DR.. Miles
Restorative Neryire.

IT Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind:
My daughter Matte, aged II, wa aIlic1e.
'ast spring with - Vitus dance and Irr-
vnusnc,S, hcr entire right side was nr.ub
nd nearly paralyzed. We consulted phy-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17

Cupid breaks his
bow at the sight Of
a face full of PIN
pies and blotches.
Hollow c h e c ks
Sunkon eyes, and 2
sallow complexion
will defy his best
intentions. Beauty
is more than skin
deep. The skin is
merely the surface
ON which is written
in plain characters
the condition of the
body. The skin IS
not a thing by itself,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17

stefan and he prescribed DR. Miles Restora-
tive Nervne. She took three bot ties before
we saw any certain signs OF Improvement,
but after that she began TO improve vc-y
FAST and now think she H. entirely cured.
She has taken nine bottles az the Neryirc
but no other medicine OK any kind.
Knox, Ind, Jan. 5, 'Gj. H. W TosrETTER.
Physicians prescribe Or. Miles Remedies
because they are known TO be the result OF
the long practice and experience 81 one o;
The brightest members Of their profession.
aud arc carefully compounded by expert
cnced chemists. in exact accordance with Dr..
Miles prescriptions, as used IN his practice
On sale at all druggists. Write for Or
Miles Book on the Heart and Nerves Dr
Miles Medical Co Elklart Ind
DIR. Miles Remedies Restore Health.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-05

cal power. If merely fertilizers Of the
SOL would be manufactured in this man.
ner, the benefits to humanity derived
therefrom would be ncalculable."
the inventor concludes his latest con-
tribution with the following account of
MS method of taking X-ray impressions,
which will be of practical value to ply
slclans and experimenters the world over:
Inc Roentgen screen is first applied to
the body to be investigated, the pressure
al the terminals of the tube being very
much reduced. The pressure is then slow
ly and gradually raised. 1t will be pres
emily observed that, at a certain pres
sure, the shadow Of the object examined
is clearest. But as the vacuum is in
creasing, the pressure generally rises, and
the image gets blurred in spite of the
screen getting much brighter. Just as
soon as the clearness is slightly diminish
ed the eXperimenter should, for few mo-
ments, reverse the current, lowering a lit
tie the vacuum in this manner. The cur
rent being again given the direction it had
at first, namely, that which causes a slow
ana steady Increase of the vacuum, the
shadow gets again clear and by such easy
manipulation the best result may be Sc
cured. An additional advantage, however,
is gained, because the frequent reversals
produce brighter phosphorescence of the
screen. When taking a photograph the
and the switches manipulated in the above
manner.
To give a practical example Of the ef-
tectiveness of this procedure / need on.y
mention one of the instances which have
come to my notice. A month ago ! in
vestigated the case of Mr.. Cornelius
Mack of Waterfowl, Mass. Mr.. Mack,
while performing his duties many years
ago, was struck by d bullet, which lodged
somewhere in the chest and could not
be located. l applied the screen vainly q
number Of times. for, although the
streams penetrated the body with such
ease as to make the screen behind appear
blush white and reveal all the bones Of
the body, l could not observe the missile.
| then resorted to the above indicated
means and Immediately and easily the ex-
act location of the proiectile, between the
shoulder blade and one of the ribs, was
ascertained and the bullet successfully ex-
tracted."