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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
A Travelling Cremntory.

a travelling military crematoIy has
been invented to dispose of the bodies
of soldiers killed in battle. l. looks.
says the Buffalo Express, very much
like an army oven ON n large scale, and
is drawn by eight horses. The inventor
Ga Polish engineer) claims that this ar
rangement would obviate any epidemic
arising from the burial OF many bodies
in one place during a campaign. Ger
many-ever in the van of military inno-
vation-proposes TO test the invention.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
CAMEl'S EXPERIENCE.
Sat Down So Much That His Hind Lego |
Became Useless.

became Useless.
A large camel which was landed at
Hobol<en few days ago from the
Bremen line steamer Dresden had an
experience which probably never be-
fore fell to the lot of "a ship of the des-
ert."
He made the voyage in n large box,
and as there wasn't room enough in
1t for any self-respecting animal the
camel sat down in sheer disgust. He
sat that way for days and days while
the ship rolled and made all sorts OF
heavy weather.
When the detected animal was finally
landed and tried to stand up, he couldn't
use his rear props at all. They had be-
come paralyzed from their long stay in
a cramped position. The camel wasn't
any good, it seemed, and as big price
had been paid for him there was gen
eral lamentation. The camel was "in'
on the lamentation. Such picture Of
woe was never seen in Hobollcn.
AT last genius suggested a radi-
cal cure. The camel, by his advice.
was placed in a sling and hoisted mp
until only his toes touched the ground.
He padded the air for spell with his
forelegs, and finally the rear props
came to life and joined in the exercise.
They lowered him TO the floor, and
after he had tested his rear legs some
what gingerly, he was as good as new.
But he doesn't sit down any more. Once
was enough for him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
IN A BALLOON.
The Sensations That Are superinduosd b.
Its Rising and Falling.

A dim sunlight strikes us in the bal
loon. Suddenly we realize we are in
bright sunshine again, with feecy hite
clouds below us and a deep blue sky
above. Look at tho shadow Of the bal
loon on the clouds see tha ! aht pris
matte culors like halo around the
shadow of TIC car Hore V, are al
alone, III ls, rect silence in tie dop,hs
Of q great al 'ss--- u!u>s. SO clcrG; tower
ing ~ or ALL s.,l,..a snowy i, hito mass
below. E go syn g.. caril--,.3 SIZE
uf anything htunu. :; q sJnnd, Mt q
sign fel Via ra.a, Wual IT, $50
Horrn> Vru ct tpr.r,: The h..i
iooh must l.tcitI1 g., laUsc
Keep sull! Is c.ly at d., d., the stuff
nipycd ty tie uc,.}g ht .g .udGouh
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
BOOK LOVER.
Witty Retort OF Priest to u Vulgar and
Determinations Parishioner.


Concerning the celebrated Father
Darcy, probably the greatest wit of
that witty nation, Ireland, ii is re-
lated, says the Milwaukee Journal, that
he once visited the palatial mansion
OF a perfect specimen OF the nouveauY
riches who lived in the neighborhood OF
Dublin at the invitation of it's pompous
owner. He was shown all over the
house, his host taking great pains, as
is habitual in such eases, TO keep the
witty and observant priest well in
formed as to the cost of all the beauti
full things he was shown. Finally, after
making the complete todr of the
chateau, the library was reached. Its
tremendous shelves grooming under the
weight of thousands upon thousands
of volumes, Respondent in the most
magnificent bindings. Here they seat
ed themselves. and the host said, with
sigh of snobbish civilizations:
'Well, father, / have brought you
here last because this is my favoritc
room. The other rooms maybe give
pleasure TO my wife and my daughters,
but this is my place-right here among
these books, who are my friends. AMI
these here on the desk pointing to a
score of ultra-looling volumes), are
what l may call my intimate friends"
Father Darcy got up and examined
one of them, when n broad grin spread
over his good-natured face, as he said:
"Well, it's glad | am to see that you
never cut your intimate friends"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
Landau Mol InsncctIop

All meat that is declared unfit for
food by the official inspectors i'm London
is Immediately removed 70 the con-
dcmned meat shed in the Central mar
ket at Smithfeld. Here is series Of
tanks made of thick slate, and each with
a capacity of 600 gallons. The meat is
first slashed and disfgsred and then
subjected 10 a chemical bath which has
the effect not only of discoloring and
deodorizing II, but also of stopping de-
composition.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
GAME BUTCHERS WORK.
Wanton Slaughter 10y Hunters In the
jackson Hole Country.


The American Field jumps upon tho
foreigners who come to the United
States, seek out those localities where
most of the big game is to be found,
and then lay themselves down to the
work of slaughtering it with rifles. A
favorite resort of these game butchers
is the Teton Basin. Here are found elk.
deer and antelope, which are being
killed off rapidly. The Teton Basin,
Jacksons Hole, is much lower than the
National Yellowstone park, and much
of the big game migrates south TO it,
MS warmer climate is TO be found in
the valley. II is here that the hunters
from abroad congregate, and in spite
of the Wyoming state laws kill game
wantonly. If these men would Kill a
couple Of heads of each kind, taking
care of the meat. and following up
wounded game, little or no objection
would be made.
These hunters, some of whom are
Americans, pass through the national
park on their way home with wagon
loads of skins and horns. The law IN
relation to transporting game reads
that possession within 'he park of the
dead bodies or any part thereof Of any
wild bird or animal shall be prima facie
evidence that the person or persons
having the same are guilty Of violating
this act" With this act behind him
the superintendent could squelch the
wholesale slaughterers of game in the
region of the Yellowstone park. Capt.
Anderson, the superintendent, is urged
What would be BETTE yet would be the
annexation Of the Jackson's Hole coun-
try to the Yellowstone park.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
a BIG BEAVER.
Discovery OF the Skull of Monster of
the Ouarternary Age.

the Ouarternary Age.
One of the rarest of fossil remains has
been unearthed in Michigan, near the
Indiana state line, and is now in the
possession of George \. Baker, Of South
Bend, Ind, says the Cincinnati Com
mercial-Gazette. IL is the skull of
mammoth beaver, a monster of the
quaternary age, existing contempora-
ueously with the mastodon and mega
therium. In only five other instances
in the United States, and i'm this coun-
try alone, have any portion of the re-
mains of mammoth beaver been
found, and these were always of the
teeth or skull, but generally Of only the
teeth. The first discovery was at Nash
port, Licking county. O.. by Prof. Fos-
ter whose find, a skull, is described in
American Roenti by Prof. Allen, and
east of which was taken 10y Prof. Agas-
siz, and the cast alone remains.
The skull possessed by Mr. Baker is
i21sinches long, is about inches wide,
and stands about inches high. II
has the teeth and also the great
incisors used in tree-cutting; the incis-
ors are about inches long and 1H
inches in diameter. 1t was found i'm
bog, and from comparisons with other
specimens it is the largest and finest
specimen now known to exist. The
live animal could not have weighed less
than 400 pounds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
nIuscuIar kim.

A king with a strong arm Is King
Carlos Of Portugal. Once upon a time
in the not long ago he went out hunt
ing. His horse took fright and rushed
headlong down the mountain. down
toward a frightful precipice. A few
yards more and horse and rider would
be dashed to pieces. But up rose the
King in his stirrups and brought his
iron fists down on the poor beasts head
with-well-witha whack. The horse
dropped as IL struck by lightuing and
the rider was safe
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
The "FemlnIst" Congress.

AT the international feminist" con-
grcss which was held in Paris last
month Nine. Maria Pogon was proposed
as president, whereupon Nine. Leonie
Roazade rose and said that there we're
some lady doctors present who should
have precedence over the mistress of a
clearinghouse. That made trouble,
and Nine. Rouzade was so sore beset
that she arose again, and exclaimed:
do not insult me; my husband is
here. and he is a member of municipal
council" This appeal TO the tyrant
man utterly scandalized the delegates.
and an uproar ensued. which is said to
have had disast>Dus effect upon the
nerves Of the audience.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
MOURNING ON MEMS HATS.
Prevalence OF the Custom and Various
Degrees OF Grief Indicated.

The custom among men of wearing
mourning upon the hat is increasing in
its observance rather than decreasing.
Grape, however, which was formerly
exclusively used for this purpose, has
now been almost entirely supplanted
by bOmbaZine. Years ago it was GUS
tomaiy to sew on a row of tiny black
beads. set at n little distance apart,
along the seam of the band where il
was joined at the side, but this is now
very rarely done. There IS now put on
around the hat over the lower edge Of
the band, where il meets the brim, a
narrow silk ribbon 10 make a finish.
For loss of wife the band Of mourn
'ng worn upon a silk hat is carried to
within an eighth OF IN inch of the top;
for the loss of "a parent the band is car
ried 10 within an inch of the top; for
relatives other than wife or parent, the
band is worn three-quartcrs the height
of the hat.
The mourning band for n silk hat is
specially fitted TO il and made for il;
for straw hats and for soft hats an
English cloth band is provided. which
can be slipped down over the crown of
the hat
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
NeiRS TO A THRONE.
Early Exploits of the Two Sons OF the
Archduke Karl Ludwig.

Two young Austrian princes, who, by
the death of their father, Archduke
Charles Louis. are brought into the line
OF immediate succession. beara popular
ill-repute which would have been exces-
sive even in the Munich or Stuttgart OF
a generation ago, says the Saturday Re-
view. Both are reputed to be unable TO
read and write correctly any one of the
languages in which an Austrian ruler IS
supposed to be proficient.
After the suicide Of Archduke Ru-
doIph, in 1859, an effort was made TO
train the mind of the elder of these
cousins, Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
He was sent on tour around the world,
and the pretense was carried TO the
length Of issuing "a record of observa-
tons which he was said TO have written.
All that he really derived from the jour
ney was n malady from which he is now
slowly dying.
He is the prince who scandaliZed
Vienna in his youth by hating peas
ant funeral procession which he met
while riGing,and compelling the mourn
ers to hold the bier while he lcaped his
horse backward and forward over the
coffin. His uncle, the emperor, thIashed
him with a stick for this exploit, al
tbodgh he was at the time grown man
and an officer in the army. His brother
OTTO is the hero of another exploit, in
volving IA public insult of the erossest
kind to his own wife. for which the Aus
TRANS were delighted to learn that he
also felt the emperor's cane.
In explanation, though not IN de-
Tense. of their vicious worthlessness, it
is remembered that these young men in
herit not only the worst qualities of the
degenerated IIapsburg blood, but are
grandsons Of that criminal lunatic
whom Englishmen still remember-the
NCapolitan "Bomba."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
LAVA CAVES.
Curious Formations Produced by the Cool
ing of Molten MASSES.


ing OF Molten Masses.
The formation Of caves in n lava
stream is n curious process. and one
which the explorer in the Azores will
be interested TO realize as his investi.
CATIONS proceed. and in these islands it
has some remarkable and perfect illus
trations. 1t will be understood, says
Outing, that the stream from a volcano
soon begins to cool externally as it
travels, but with great stream. say 30
or 40 feet thick, long time passes be-
fore it becomes finally cooled and solid
TO its center. A large body Of melted
lava still remains liquid in its interior,
forming, as it were, n huge conduit or
tube full of the white hot matter. AS
this accumulates by the continued sup
ply from above the vast pressure of the
liquid on the lower end Of the stream
Increases. The effect may be easily i'm
agined. The solid crust at the front Of
the flow breaks out; the melted interior
PUSHES on again and the great tube is
emptied of its contents so far as they
remain liquid, leaving behind q hollow
cavern which may, and occasionally
does, extend for an uninterrupted
length Of several miles. In the course
Of centuries subsequent eruptions may
deposit new beds Of cinder or ash
streams of lava 10 any extent above il,
but the cave so formed may remain in
tact
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
Cycles and Railroads.

a London correspondent OF the Paris
Messenger, in speaking of the usual and
general exodus from that city during
excursions from the metropolis were al
most wholly made on wheels. On Whit
Monday it was impossible 20 hire or
even buy bike in London. The rail
ways begin 10 feel the effect Of this form
Of transportation. which exceeds the
most extreme anticipations. At the
some time the rush for bicycles was n
other vehicle passengers, which the
rapid transit companies, however, did
lees enj ov than their fugitive customers
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
ANIMAL FRIENDSHIPS.
Lioness Who Nursed y Puppy-The Cse
and Her Chickens.


Animate form very strong and very
strange friendships, says the New York
Journal. Thus, for instance, lioness
from Somaliland has recently taken un-
der her most tender protection youth
full buli-terrier, which she treats as well
as if he were her own son and heir. Curl
ously enough, she will have nothing
whatever to do with her young friends
afrectionate brothers and sisters, and
while the favorite reposes securely un.
der her protecting paw, she has nothing
but "a very suggestive snarl for all the
rest.
Again, there is a young Maltese cat,
which, on finding out i'm some mysteri-
oTs manner that nestful of tiny chick
ems were left motherless, took the or
Ehaned family at once in hand Tor,
rather, paw and the fluffy party made
themselves Immediately at home in the
warm fur coat Of the strange foster
mother. If, we are told, one of the bac
bies ever happens to stray too far afeld,
the furry foster-mother recalls il at
once with plaintiff new.
An equally curious case is told by
N. Belief of terrier and cat, both
Of whom were the mothers of happy
families in the same stables. exchange
ing their progeny and nursing and
tending their adopted children with the
utmost care. At the Jardin des Piantes,
in Paris, a lioness and a hound live III
the same cage in perfect peace and
friendship, and in corner in north
Germany gamekcepcr has recently
reared mixed litter of pups and fox
cubs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
THE LACK or MEN.
Matter Tpat Is Really becoming Embsr-
RAISING In Society Circles.

A very dear friend of mine gives sew
eral dances during the year at intervals
and as she always allows me to express
my opinions freely, asked her why she
gave them, says the New York Mer-
curry. You have" | said, "only three
daughters, two married, and the last
scarcely in her teens; your son only at
tends your dances because you happen
TO be his mother. Men come to them
for the sake of the supper, which is al
ways excellent, and for the billiard
room, to which they manage to find
their way. Not n few of them leave their
card with the butler before they go in
order to avoid the conventional visit.
Surely these entertainments are get
ting more farcial every year. Give them
up; replace them by dinner parties and
let me choose whom | will take in 10
dinner" My hostess gave me one of her
most fascinating smiles and said she
could invite $50 people to a dance, but
not to q dinner party. That was prac-
ticaily all her defense. Meanwhile The
lack Of men is becoming so embarrass-
ing that many hostesses send blank
cards of invitation TO their intimate
friends, bidding them collect eligible
male dancers. Is not this a burlesque
of hospitality? | do not think that
hostess is right to ask, o. man to ac-
cept, an invitation to house where ne
knows nobody. There are, of course,
exceptional circumstances, go TO prove
the rule. am prepared to become Sec
rotary to an anti-private dancing league
provided the salary be munificent and
the labors light.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
Go s.uu and DO Likewise.

No young man who thinks he has TO
contend with peculiar drawbacks OF
hardships should fail TO read in the
newspapers the obituary rocitals Of
what was done and surmounted by
Louis Pasteur, the tanners son, in the
~ years he lived in the world and
blessed it by his beneficent labors. The
youth who fails to find interest and in.
citcment in the details Of Pasteur's life
has a very sluggish and inappreciative
mind. -Phil9delphia Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
Most Dangerous Reef on English COAST

The Manacles rocks, situated about
midway between Falmouth Roadsted
al ! the Lizard point, are considered the
most dangerous point on our English
coast. These rocks cover "a considerable
space and extend seward about three
miles from the coast. AT low watoi
their bold and sharp spurs, jutting out
of the sea, are to be seen stretching right
across the natural direction for a ship to
take il making for Falmouth Thor
oughly 70 appreciate the danger for yes
sells here, one has only TO take up p0.
sition on a bold headland overlooking
this wide expanse of sea, when these
rocks can be seen at low water covering
an immense tract Of ground, over which
vessels are continually passing up and
down at high water.
Every winter, and sometimes in the
summer months. fearful wrecks take
place on these rocks, attended with con-
siderable loss of life. These disasters
take place at night, wheI it is probable
that the men in charge of a ship are un.
certain OF their position. There is q
large bell placed between two and three
miles out at sea 10 warn vessels of dam
ger. But during stormy and windy
night it must surely be most difficult to
catch the sound of this bell, particular
ly SO if the wind carries the sound away
from the ship passing these rocks. Lon
don Standard
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19
Minimizing the Dead.

\ method Of mummifying the dead by
absorption of humidity and gases after
the body is placed in the coffin has been
devised by an Italian named Vercelloni.
The body seems to be preserved as II in
life, excepting that the color is the yell
lowish copper tint peculiar 20 Egypt
tian mummies.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-19

Detroits celebrated park Belle Isle,
was purchased by the city in 1870 for
100000. Since then over 81 100000 has
been spent in identifying the spot.
Morris tribune., 1897-08-04
MILLIONS TO THE FARMER

The advance in the wheat market
just as the growers are harvesting a
magnificent crop is calculated to add
materially to the growing prosperity
boom. The bull movement cannot
be ascribed, as the latter advance of
last year was by the ~Popocratic or
gans, to the manipulations of Mark
Hanna's, campaign committee, nor
can the pretense be made that it
comes after the wheat has left the
farmers hands. 1t comes, as every
man can see, and as the advance of
last year came, as the result of short
crops and good demand in foreign
countries. It is utterly without con-
naction with OF reference to the de-
clining silver market and clinches the
REPUTATION Of Coins seductive hum
buggery. But it is chiefly satisfac-
tory because the wheat crop of this
country is heavy, and a difference of
or 10 cents bushel means million
of dollars more in the pockets of Am
erican producers, followed by prof
table carrying trade for the trans
portation companies and ultimately
flow of gold from Europe to America.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Morris tribune., 1897-08-04
IF THIS WERE FAITH.

God, if this were enough
That see things bare to the buff,
And up to the buttocl1s in mire;
That ask nor hope nor hire,
Nut in the husk,
Nor dawn beyond the dusk,
Nor life beyond death
God. if this were faithi
/. Having felt thy wind in my face
; Spit sorrow and disgrace,
Having seen thine evil doom
In Golgotha and Khartoum,
And the brutes, the work of thine hands.
Fill with injustice lands,
And stain with blood the sea,
If still in my veins the glee
Of the black night and the sun
And the lost battle run.
If, an adept,
The ubiquitous lists 1 still accept
With JOY, and joy to endure and be with
stood,
And still to battle and perish "a : dream
of good
God, if that were enoughl
If to feel, in the ink of the slough
And the sink of the mire,
Veins of glory and fire
Run through and transpierce and transpire.
And secret purpose of glory in every
part,
And the answering glory of battle fill L.
heart,
To thrill with the Joy of girded men,
To go on forever and fail and go on again.
And be mauled to the earth and arise,
And contend for the shade Of word and a
thing not seen with the eyes,
With the half Of broken hope for pill
low at night,
That somehow the right is the right
And the smooth shall bloom from the
rough
Lord, if that were enoughl
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Morris tribune., 1897-08-04
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.

One Of the most convincing signs
Of the return of prosperity is the adj
vance of wages. When corporation
or manufacturer Voluntarily adj
vances the wages of their employees
then you may feel satisfied that times
are getting better. Such case has
already taken place. Leon Goldchau
the largest sugar producer in the
United States and the owner of seven
plantations in Louisiana, gave orders
to raise the wages 16l per cent the
first of this month. The skilled
laborers will be raised 20 or 80 per
cent. This is done in consequence of
the new tariff law.
Another sign is that the long fought
question of wages between glass
workers and their employees is about
to be settled and the long-silenced
chimneys Of the glass works will soon
be belching forth huge columns of
smoke. 4 conference is to be held
between employers and employees at
Morris tribune., 1897-08-04
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflammation of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube
is infamed you have rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal con-
ditlon, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by "a
tarrh, which is nothing but an infamed
conition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness, caused by catarrh,
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY s. CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Morris tribune., 1897-08-04
! iverIIIS

the request of the former for the pur-
pose Of settling the wage question
and starting up the factories. This
is also due to the Dingley law.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S. last weekly re-
view of trade says that business is
improving and encouraging crop re-
ports are coming in from all parts of
the United States. The wheat crop
will be exceedingly large and the de-
mands from abroad have greatly in
creased. A notable decrease in the
number of failures also has it's effects
as good sign.
AS to Stevens county it is predicted
by some of the old timers that we will
see the best times here this fall that
have been seen for five years. The
damage claimed to be threatening
the grain by the. fly and worm has
proven more of NTH than anything
else. The only damage in reality is
inflow places on account of too much
rain. Harvesting has commenced and
and in two weeks there will be very
little grain standing, and the yield is
all that could be asked.
Taking everything in consideration
we will no doubt see very good times
here this fall.