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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29

CREEK ROUTE FERRY.
From SAN FRAEGISC0-FOOt Of Market Street (Sip 81
*7:15 900 HOGAN. tl:o0 900 ta:ng
1900 1900 'e:ooP.M.
10 Io:Soa.z. tlsss 100 .sao 800 si:Ss
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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29

Behanzin, the ex-King Of Dahomey. who
is confine ed in the fortress capital OF Mar
Unique. spends his days stretched out on
a mat smoking his pipe. He is constantly
attended by three wives.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29

Only two Engllshwomen in every 100
now wear earrings.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

Remember That Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of next week are the
days when the farmers institute will
be held in this place. Every farmer in
the county should avail himself of the
opportunity to be present, and hear
one of the best programs ever given in
the county. In fact, no farmer, who
desires to keep IN touch with the times
and is alive to his own interests, can
afford to miss the institute
Among those who will be present
and take part are Pres a. +. Bruske,
Alma College; Hon. VIM. Ball, Ham
burg; Hon. II. J.. Taylor, LapeeT;
Lieut.. c. f. Schneider, Hon. G. H.
Morse, w. l.. Rossman, II. l. Hewitt,
Lansing; j. y Stearns, Kalamazoo;
and Prof. p. Il. Woodorth, Agr.cultur-
al College.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
The Acadians.

The story of FVangelinc j. in mind, and
we read from the poem a. we ride along,
and our hearts are touched with pity for
the poor AcadianS turned out of house and
home taken away from their beautiful
land and driven into exile. There are
places from which one might be exilcd
with equanimity Acadia is not one of
them.
The offense Of the Acadians was their
nationality. They were Loyalty and ag-
srcssively French. Forty years before
their exile France had made ~ treaty with
England and had delivered up this PENN
sula of Nova Scotia into English posses
sion 1t belonged 10 England But tho
people who were thus disposed of did not
concur. They refused 10 be Anglicized
They declined to take an oath Of allegiance.
They imbttered and endangered the lives
OF the English garrison at Annapolis, Roy
al. Whatever they could do against their
governor, they did. And the situation be-
came intolerablc. France and England
were fighting at Fort Duqucsnc and else
where, and the Acadian farmers were send
ing their sons To join the armies of the
French IL seemed essential TO the success
Of tho English arms on this continent that
there should be n peaceful possession. Of
Acadia. And when mildcr measures
failed the English adopted that cxpedcnt
which tho story OF Evangclne has made
one of the best known incidents of history.
-Pittsburg Dispatch
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
The Sarcasm of Destiny.

y friend Of ours, who has made ma
tional reputation for his wit and humor
and indulgcd in that vein because it pro-
cured bread and meat for his family, is, to
our knowledge u great classic scholar, n
profoundly pious and serious gentleman, a
producer Of some Of the nobleSt essays
on great historic themes These are the
masterpieces that he would prefer To he
remembered by, but by some Sarcasm Of
destiny ~ IL l. called, hc has been COM
PEELED 60 seek another and more profitable
outlet for his genius. Writing TO friend,
some years ago, In said: "Alas, Is it not
deplorablo that have been forced to be-
come clown in my old agcf" He oxag-
geratcd his position, for there is an i'm
mense amount of valuable material i'm his
productions, which, however, have minor
chord Of the comic But while the world
demands and pays for his "fun" he Is re.
ally ayersc To such composition, and the
fame he has won has an element of bitter
ness aud disappointment 10 him. --Au.
gusta (Ga: Chronicle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
ElWell.

r.. 5. Miller did business in Riverdale
Tuesday.
Jacob Boyer has been quite sick the
past week.
II. ). Miller done business in Alma
Wednesday.
Walter Sheldon done business in st.
Louis last Friday.
Chas Phelps and wife were in 81.
Louis on Friday last.
J. 7. Madden of st. Louis visited
with friends here Tuesday.
Chas Phelps visited his brother
Dayton al Elm Hall Tuesday.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Strayer war buried last Satur-
day.
Dewitt Vought of Alma is painting
and papering for j. +. fiilsinger this
week
a number of the citizens from here
attended the funeral of ID. X. Sullivan
Wednesday,
Fred Amsburg returned from Sagi-
nav Wednesday, where he had been
visiting his brothers for few days.
L. j. Elarton left on Saturday last
for Fostoria, Ohio, where he intends
making his future home. We wish
him success.
The Grand Army boys organized a
|. v. t. lodge here last week Thurs
day, About twenty members Of the
81. Louis lodge come up here and in
stalled the new officers.
Wess Welch met with quite severe
accident, last week while at work IN
the woods near Clarence, driving team.
one of the horses becoming scared,
kicked WEIGH III the face.
The house of q. p. Taylor was dis
covered on lire on Friday last, but by
prompt work of VIM Pebble who occu-
pies the house, The ire was eXtinguished
before much damage had been done.
i. L. Hilsinger is giving his store IA
thorough renoYating before putting his
goods up, it being much needed i'm
proyement. His stock of dry goods,
boots, shoes aud groceries are now
arriving and will he opened up as soon
as possible.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
Prohibition Conference

A Graiiot county prohibition confer
ence will be held at Holcomb's opera
house next Tuesday p. m. at 80 sharp.
II. G.. Malone will preside and give one
of his stirring speeches on the leading
questions of the day. Mr.. II Essery
will be presant and have charge OF the
musical part of the program and render
some fine new aud spicy prohibition
songs.
A mass meeting will be held in the
evening at eight o'clock and Samuel
Dickey national chairman of the PROFIT
bition party, will address this meeting.
, Every one is invited Especially
those interested i'm reform should come
and hear these great speakers The
singing will be one the features " the
meeting. Ladies INVITED.
BT ORDER Co1I.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.
There Are Six Glasses OF Characters, bst
No Alphabet In Use.

The popularity of the Chinese language
consists OF the fact that they have writ
ten and printed language and no alphabes,
every word in their vocabulary having q
separate character OF its own. These char
acters are divided into six classes, the to-
tai number being about -, 235 The first
class, according to eminent Chinese philol
sgists, includes Initiative symbols ."
These are 60S in namber and are believed
~ he the very first Chinese symbolic signs
invented. The second class includes tho
symbols indicating thought" and are l07
In number. These characters are formed
In such "a way rs 10 indicate by their form
or position some idea referring TO the rela-
tive circumstances pointing 10 them. The
third class includes 7i0 characters known
as combined ideas This class bears
some relation to our compound words and
comprises characters made up OF two or
more symbols To form single idea. The
fourth class is listed rs inverted significa
tons and includes 372 characters, which,
by some inversion, contraction or altera-
tion of parts are made To acquire different
meanings The fifth is the great class Of
united sound Symbols containing 2l,
$40 characters The sixth class, which has
NO fixed number Of characters, is listed
dllNtI Ailc ltttNA vi bOTTOWcN uScS. Il HIS
class includes metaphOric symbols and
combinations in which the meaning is in
duccd by some fancful imagination. But
. few hundred Of these have been figured
In characters by the type founders, but
imaginative writer's havo been known to
use thousands that arc not regularly rccOg
nizcd as belonging in tho language and
which are not included in tho sum total Of
81, 235 characters mentioned in the open.
ing.
Certain fanciful writers, 50 DR. Williams
says, have been known to use as high rs
300, 600 such symbols Tho authority re
ferred 10 in the foregoing sentence, while
he admits that romantic writer's have been
known to employ upward of 260 600 char
acters in their writings, closes his article
on that subject 10y saying, While an
enormous number Of characters are occa-
sionally employed, running in some in.
stances far above 200, 600, it may be safely
said that knowledge of 10, 600 characters
Will enable one 10 read any work publish
eel in the Chinese language and To write
intclligently on any subject. st. Loui.
Republic
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
NO3DAU'S ERRORS.
Lombroso Tells Where the Author of "De-
generation" Goes Astray.

Even though starting from "a new and
just position, Nordau has gone astray.
Convinced OF the scope OF the new psy-
chiatric weapon which he had in his hands
he has SO far ovcrshot the mark ~ to inn
pair the effect of his purpose. More alien
ist than the alicnists, he no sooner finds a
peurotc or maddish author than he thinks
his work itself can be demolished. Thus,
after having demonstrated by "a very sub
lie analysis that in Wagner the philosophic
ideas concerning life are contradictory or
Archaic-such rs the idea of the struggle
between the flesh and the soul or between
the spirit and the senscs-he concludes
that Wagner was therefore crazy and not
. genius Likewise, because OF Tolstoi :
mysticism or his destructive ideas on love
and science, he deems Tolstoi insane and
his books nonsense.
But probably all geniuscs have the &C.
sentricities and even tho delirious ideas
which ho notices in Tol,toi, Wagner and
Ibsen. The last chapter Of Goethe "Wil-
helm Mcistcr' is more incomprchensible
and cxtrayagant than the ideas of Tolstoi
while Balances scientific opinions and his
innumcrabc fluids would find mates in
the literature OF insane asylumS. TO dem
onstrate that geniuscs are insane is not
difficult, because rs | and others before
me have shown, genius Is u form Of dcgcn-
erative nourosis. Certainly poictcvin, Nal
larme and Chill are degonerates and even
nattoidS. Tolstoi, Wagner and Swinburne
may be mad or degenerate, but in addition
10 the qualities just named, and which be-
long 10 the ordinary insane, they have
genius This is what Nordlu has too fire.
quently forgotten Degeneration, for ono
who follows my theories instead Of destroy
ing, fortified the diagnosis which proves
them 10 he geniuses and cnlargeS its range
because only the mediocre have not mad
dish forms, for the very reason that they
lack fecund originality, which is the basis
OF genius.
The man Of genius is a man who does
better than his contemporaries and in a
different way He is therefore an abnormal
being, an exception. He is different from
his environment. He is not completely
sane as 10 his intellect He has many phys
biological and psychological blemishes. He
is afflicted either by the delirium of perse
cution, or by mcgalomania, or by religious
delirlum, more often psychic epilepsy. -
Nordau's " Degeneration; It's Value and
Its Errors, by Cesaro Lombroso, in Con-
tury
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
To the Public

The Lightning Yeast Co. OF Alma,
desire TO announce to the public les
pecaly to the ladies' that they will
have on exhibition at the farmers insti-
tute in Alma, Jan, 30, the finest home
made bread ever seen in Gratiot Co.
This bread owes its superiority to the
yeast used, and will be baked 10y ladies
who are using Lightning Yeast, which
IS guaranteed to last lifetime, meyer
sours, never runs out. All are cordially
invited tn come and see what can be
done in the art OF bread making with
the best yeast in the world
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
CoCOauuts.

The word cocoanut is derived from the
Portuguese coco, meaning monkey. be
CAUSE the base resembles IA monkeys face.
The tree was known to the people OF Ccylon
Is early rs 100 b. c.. the milk being used
by them for making cement The cocuauut
Is one Of the most useful of plants-root
trunk, leaf, sac and nut are made To yield
tribute 10 man. The fiber of the husk
furnishes excellent yarn and is preferred
to horsehair for stufling beds cushions
chairs aud saddles. II is stronger and more
elastic than hemp. The PolyncSians twist
small cords Of this fiber, which serve in
tho construction of houses and canoes
where Europeans would employ nails
The green nuts are grated for medicinal
use. Grated cOcOanut forms an ingredient
of the East Indian condimcnt curry. In
the Maldive islands labor is usually paid
for in cocoanuts. New York World
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
Readers.

l wonder why il is that it is no longer
good form TO speak of "rcciting" any.
thing. The folks who used to he 'clocu
tionists' are all READERS" or entertain
crs now and they never "recitc, - they
read " was ~ n house fortnight ago,
and among the guests was young man
who can make shivcrs run along your
spine 10y the way he repeats "Old Love
Letters Tho hostess asked him To sing.
He said that he wouldn't sing, but he
would read to us
Thank you so much, said the hostess.
what book shall l get your"
oh, said the man, and all his ability
didn't help him To see the absurdity of It,.
II will read from memory Washington
Post
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
RATHER EMBARRASSING.
The Predicament In Which Hasty Mar
riage Placed "A Clergyman.

lone of the funniest and yet the most
embarrassing things that ever happened
during my ministry. said ~ Clergyman
10 reporter, happened while ! had
charge of church i'm small town. one
Sunday | had for guest Clergyman who
had removed from our town 10 q distant
city about ten months previous As he
was u very popular man with his towns
mon | asked him To occupy my pulpit that
sunday morning. 1t happened that Just
a. the time this Clergyman left town u
young man, who had only been married a
short time, lost his bride and was com
pletey crushed hy the blow Fears were
entertained for his reason, and every one
in the town. including my friend, the
clergyman, felt the deepest sympathy for
him. Well, il happened that while ne was
escorting his wfc'S remains To her furncr
home he met n most charming young lady,
and in less than six months they were
married. But the clergyman knew moth
ing Of this and when on that fatcful sun
day morning me stood IN the pulpit and
saw before him this young widowcr ~ ne
supposed, lac naturally Thought of his he
rcjtNcmCnt - il was that during his
prayer the congregation was amazed L.
hear bin begin 10 pray for this young
man He said:
d" There is before you, Lord, Il young
man who has suffered Il recent and terri
bic affection and for whom we ASK your
special blessing. BE near and comfort
him in his last affection. keep him safe in
life and be near him when death shall re
move him from hi, great sorrow
Just think what that poor man and
his new wife must have felt sitting
through such prayer ~ that. The whole
congregation gaspcd indianapolis son.
tinCl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
Hard To Read,

1t is said that Jules .Janin, the cclebrat-
ed French writer and critic. was noted for
the illcgibility Of his handwriting. 1t was
SO bad as to be IA perfect nightmare TO the
printers, and only two compositors out OF
the whole staff Of lie journal dies Debats
were able to read it,
When he contributed To any other peri
odical, he was always forced % dictate his
work TO Nine Janin, who wrote IN excel
lent hand.
One day he wrote letter To u friend,
who, after much pondering and squnt-
ing, managed To dcciphor two or three
words, which made him think that his
correspondent must be Janin. He imme-
diately started for the writer's home ut
Passy.
"Ah, here you are exclaimed Janin
joyfully, as he welcomed him. You have
read my lcttcry'
Not at all, " replied his friend with y
smile. Il have received it and We brought
it for you TO read it to mo.
well, " said Janin doubtfully, I'm
try
Janin WAS not malicious, but OCCASION
ally he would say severe thing, rs if it
were wrung from him without his being
able 10 hold ii back one day a rich but
i'll naturcd man, who made sad havoc II
the French language, called upon Janin,
and began TRADE upon some trivial mat
ter in execrablc French
After listening politely for some time
Janin at last replied to his visitor in Latin
What do you mean, VI. Janin:' de-
manded the man angrily. Il don't under
stand you. l can speak Latin.
Try, sir, try cried the great critic.
you could not speak it worse than you
do French Youth Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
PROBATE oRpER:-state of Michigan,

DROBATE ORDER:-state of Michigan,
L County of GratiOt, IS. Al "A session oi .ho
Probate Court for said county held at .he
Probate once in the village OF lihach Oh 'n
gath day of December In the year one thouSahu
eight hundred md uIncty-iivo. PRESENT J ohn
NJ Eicrdcu. Judge of Probate. In inc hhttS,r
OF the estate OF Theron a, Johnson, deceased'
ON reading and fling the petition duly VeIlneu'
of A licc Mcdl'r pray ing that certain lnstI "
mcnt now on hlo Iuthi> court, purporuhs " pv
the last will and testament OF sdln cec'Hstu'
may Dee admitted 10 Probate, and tnal htlhlule
tration thereof Zoe granted to Jula Johhson'
o. some other suitable person. -.
Thcreupou d is ordercdthdl Monday tue-,th
day of january next al ten O'Clock IN the lore-
noon. Doe assigned tor the caring 81 sald ptii-
ti.u. and tnat he hclrs-ut-l0W OF said ueceaSeu'
and all other persons interested IN sald estate,
are required 90 appear az session OF salu
court. men 10 bp holden al TIE PROBATE oihcc,
in the village OF Ithaca, and snow cause ~ any
there bee. why the prayer OF the pcutiph'.
should NOT hc granted; and II II iurlhor oIueItu
that said petitioner give notice 10 the peTsous
Interested in said estate. of the tendency ol
said petition. and The hearing thereof ny
causing a copy of this order 10 be published IN
the ALMA ErCORr, "a newspaper printed anu
circulated i'm said county, three successive
weeks previous 20 said day OF hearing.
"A true Copvl JOHN NJ. EvERDFN,
.u.,,, s-.-fw Iudgo of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

The following letter explains itself
TOLEDO, ONO, Jan. 20. 1896
j H. Lancashire x Co. Alma. Mich
Gents:
received "a letter from a man using
tho name of Al. Woods: the letter was
written ON your stationery. under date
of the 10Th. 90. asking for the loan OF
money from me. Now me i, Il fraud.
a- Al. Woods i, in Toledo and was
surprised. aud IL hc had time would
bring the fellow 10 justice lie wanted
mo To- ~rnd the money to Dmmd,
Mich. So he could bee caught there.
write You this for he may de
fraud others \ ours respectfully
= j. PlCKEII.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
The Wrong Name.

In applying for - marriage license a
Chicago man signed the name Of his en-
pioycr 10 the affidavit and was compelled,
when he discovered his mistake an hour
later, TO have the clerk make out anot her
document The man explained that for
many years he had been accustomed to
sign his chiefs name To business papers.
and IL had become sort of secoud nature
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
MARKET REPORT.
SOUTHERN BREEZES.

1t is u sign of the times when Henry
Watterson, most brilliant of Democrats,
is lecturing to large audiences throughout
the south on Abraham Lincolu.--Balti'
more sun.
The Atlanta boarding house keeper now
has an excellent opportunity 10 get even
for tie fence rails that were burned and
the hsn roosts that were raided back in
tho sixties. Washington Ptft
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
A Gigantic Gn.nmetrr.

The largest ana most costly gasonotcr
in the world stands in the London suburb
OF East Greenwich. When full, it contains
1000, 600 cubic feet of gas 1t is $50 feet
high, 300 feet i'm diameter and weighs
something like over ,. 200 tons Its cost,
exclusive Of excavation. was sum equal
to $500, 600 in United state, money FIX
pertinent has proven that il takes about
1,20O tons Of the best gas coal to ON this
immonsc tank with gas. ST. Luui, Re.
public
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
His Fountain of Youth.

An anecdote Of the historian Michclet,
newly told but good enough To bc old con
Germs u friend who said to him, How
young you keep, in spite of your gray
hairs" For "a reply the old author, whom
90 years 81 literary work had not exhaust
ed, turned To his writing table and point
ing TO the inkstand exclaimed, There is
my fountain of youth"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
THE POETS DAY.

- poets day is different from another.
Though hc doth count each man his owa
hearts brother
SO crystal clear the air that he looks through
1t gives each color an intrnscr hue.
Each bush doth burn and every flower flame.
The stars are signing. Silence broathos "a name.
The world wherein he wandrrs, dreams and
sings
Thrills with the beating Of invisible wings,
And all day long he hears from hidden birds
The multitudinous pour Of musicked words.
Richard Watson Glider in Century.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
Card of Thanks

ALMA, MICH.
We desire To return thanks To our friends
and ncighbOrs who so kindly assisted us dur
ing the sickness and death of our beloved wife
and mother.
Nix. THOMAS . BRINE
Nix and Mrs DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

We wish 10 publicly express our heartfelt
thanks 10 the kind friends and the Masonic
fraternity. who assisted ms In the sickness and
burial OF our husband and father.
Mrs. NETTIE SULLIVAN,
MHS n. T.. MCCLINTON.
W. G.. SULLIVAN.
j. ID. SULLIVAN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

In some southern localities the colOrcd
people believe that il "a crow croaks an odd
number Of times, foul weather will follow;
IL even, the day will be- fine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
LAND SETTLERS RATES TO THE SOUTH.

Tuesday. Feb. 4th. and the first Tuesday in
each month thereafter until further notice,
the Ann Arbor K. X. will sell one way Land
Settlers tickets to southern points AT extreme
~ low rates Call on Agents for particulars or
write w n BENNETT,
&, y 4 Tnlndn ~
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
Notice to Farmers.

am now in shape to put up ice foI
the farmers, and will furnish it loaded
at one cent per cake.
+. y. CHADWICK.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

Trust him little who praises all; him
less who censures all and him luast who is
Indifferent TO all.--I.ayater.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
Gard of Thanks

We wish to publicly express our hearted
thanks 10 the kind friends VINO assisted NJ
during the sickness and the burial Of our little
one. MIR and Mrs GRANT STRAYER,
Elwell Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

DBOBATE NOTICE. State of Michigan
! County 0t GratOt. Probate Court Tor SAID
County. --. NotIcc is hereby given, that by All
order OF thn Probate Court for the county OF
Gratiot. mace ON tho 18th day OF January A;
d. l~lj, ~iA months from that date were allowed
Tor creditors 10 present their claims against
the estate Of Bradley Johnson late OF said
county. deceased, and that all creditors Oh
said deceased are required 10 present their
claims 10 SAID Probate court, at the probate
Office i'm The village OF Ithaca, for examination
sud allowance, on or before the 18th day oil
july next. and that such claims Will be heard
before said court on Friday the 18th day OF
April and on Friday the 9TH day OF July next,
at ton clock i'm thC forenoon OF each OF those
days
Dated, Ithaca January L., A T., 1886.
ions NJ. LVERpEN.
fw JudgeEof Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
j. r. PETERS,
VETERINARY SURGEON,

Special attention given TO Dentistry and
Castratng.
Calls promptly attended TO day or night.
Charges reasonable.
Try Peters Condition Powders ut T.. $
Webb's. which contain no poison.
DHce at the LiVeJJ Static of +. 4 LeaN0t,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
Card Of Thanks

Nix and Mrs. DAME