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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
How . Cold Wave Travsts.

~Cold waves" 80 called-a conpre-
hensive phase for which we are indebt.
ed To recent meteoroIOe ical research and
investigation-are waves Of heavy air
following the rareiied track Of Glow
barometer" and changing the conditions
from mild oppressiveness 70 clear, cold
skies and heavy air full of life giving
properties These waves are as marked
IL their movements as veritable sea
waves, rolling over the land just as
tidal wave rolls over the surface of the
ocean Exactly where they originate is
q mystery. but it is altogether probable
that their starting point is somewhere
on that bleak plateau lying between
Hudson bay and Boring strait. When
the wave reaches the outposts Of civih-
cation in the Rocky mountains, the tel,
egraph heralds the news over the whole
of the United States, giving the impress.
sion that the home Of the blizzard is In
the mountainous regions Of the north
western states of our own country When
these waves roach the great plains and
the Missouri and Mississippi valleys,
they spread out and cover the whole
country, striking the Atlantic coast IN a
streak extending from Bangor, Me-, TO
Cape Hatteras. After taking its plunge
into the ocean it RACES with great vio-
ence until it comes in contact with the
gulf stream. That great thermal current
modifies and tempers the blast so that it
is but a spring breeze by the time it
reaches the Bermudas, 600 miles from
Charleston. 9. C.-St Louis Republic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
WRESTLING IN JAPAN
How the Almost Naked Athletes CopduC,
Themselves In the Arena

According TO an article IN Current Lit
Jfaturc, the contests take place in hugo
dmphithCater, much like large circus
sheltered hy a bamboo framework covered
with mating to keep out the people who
90 not pay To go in. The top is unroofed
Tiers of boxes Of primitive description
line the sides beng reached 10y ladders
froIs the front. \ ring Of rice bags in
CLOSES the sandcd arena some dozen feet
In diameter in which the combatants
meet Tho center IS occupied 10y the UNI
pire, d person OF much distinction, dressed
In an old brocade costume picturesque
enough 10 Europeans and reminiscent Of
teudal times -Four Judges are also in at
tendance in saae the umpire decision
should be disputed
The umpire stretches out his fan and
shouts something in strident voice. At
this behest the lirst cOuple Of combatants
appear The dress l. scarcely conventional
according u occidental ideas Indeed
there Is practically no Grcss at all. Be
yCnd strip round the lOins absolutely
nothing is worn. They stride into the
rlhg amid the plaudits OF thousands, take
= draft of water from a bucket in the cor
Ger sprinkle themselves with the huie
and are ready for Tie encounter.
Two mighty men are they, with limbs
and trunks that would not disgrace sam.
con Mountains of muscle some, others
mountains & fat Good humor CLEANS
in their faces They slap their thighs and
stamp their legs like FESTIVE horses and
Shen crouch ready for the spring like
Zeasts Of prey. The umpire gives the sig.
nal To commence, AID they bound into
each other embrace Perhaps the fem,
is parted, 50 thar we have it al over
again.
1t Is q Honeric moment "a the cham.
pions struggle and sway this way and
that until with final effort one is
thrown t. che ground. In one instance
heavy man Was hurled right over the rice
bags 10y wiry opponent and would have
had p nasty fall of the stage but for the
Intervention OF an attendant placed resdy
10 prevent accidents
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
IKE DAILY NEWSPAPER
tts Development and Its Worth Excellent
" set Forth


Thu evolution of the daily press int
more than newspaper is forced by
public expectation and custom II is to
majority of people, at least on this
continent, the sole library. 1t must salts
fy wider demand than that of the man
who merely wants TO know if stocks
have risen since yesterday or whether
Senegambia and Bolivia have gone to
war overnight
Matthew Arnold said, with a sus-
p.cion of tears in his voice, that if he
lived something like so years longer
than he expected to, he would probably
be the only man in Great Britain who
would be found reading books He took
an extreme and rather pessimistic view.
AS a matter Of fact the press has been
largely instrumental in encouraging the
reading Of good books, and while it en-
crosses the attention Of many millions
Of readers TO itself the fact Of the in
creasing literary output Of the country
and the world refutes the notion that
the public is losing its appetite for mat
ters of enduring moment. Thoreau, the
ism, took 10 care Of the changes that are
recorded and forgotten every day because
be lived apart from men and studied ma
ture. He il was who cried do not read
the times. Read the eternities. But he
lived in day when the press was small,
Of little Influence and servile In his
own state II supported the demands Of
the Shareholders, 10 his infinite disgust,
ard it was first and last mere record
Of the days doings.
But the press Of this day is more than
o record. 1t Is a mirror Of the worlds
thoughts and intentions, critic, 8
judge, guide, friend. BY many the
news pages are glanced at, and attention
is bestowed on the contents that exhibit
dehberation, research and scholarship
There is az good writing and as pur-
poseful and helpful writing in the daily
papers today as there was in the maya
zines Of the first half Of our century be-
fore. Moreover, it is writing TO some
purpose 1t is not for mere display Of
style, but TO accomplish the betterment
Of governments, of society, of institu-
lions and arts, to stimulate effort in
right causes. 70 encourage industry,
thrift, honor and content The condition
of the world in our century without the
daily press ia unthinkabie- --Brooklyn
- Ass.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
WIND AND SEA

The sea IL a jovial cOmrade;
He laughs wherever IL goes:
His merrii1ent shines In the dimpling hnea
That wrinkle his hale repose;
de lays himself down at the feet OF the sun,
And shakes all over with glee,
And the broad backed pillows fall faint ON II.
shore
In the mirth 81 tho mighty seal
But the wind is sad and restless
And cursed with an inward pain:
You may bark at will, by valley or him
But you hear him still complain.
He walls ON the barren mountains
And shrieks on the wintry sea;
he sob5 In the cedar and means In tho Ifne
And shoulders all over the aspen tree.
Welcome are both their voic,S,
And know not which Is best
The laughter that slips from oceans lips
OR tho comfortlcss winds unrest.
There's pang in all rejoicing,
A Joy in the heart Of pain,
And the wind that saddens, the SRA thnt gla(t
dans,
ARR singing the selfsame strain.
Lanyard Taykr.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
CHIEF CAUSE.

Unhealthy urine from unhealth,
kidneys is the chief cause of bladder
troubles. So the womb, like the blad-
der, was created for one purpose, and
if not dOctOred too much is not liable
to weakness or disease, except IN rare
cases. II is situated back of and very
close to the bladder, therefore any
pain, disease or inconvenience mani
tested i'm the kidneys, back, bladder or
urinary passage is often, 10y mistake
attributed to female weakness or womb
trouble Of some sort. The error is cas-
ily made aud may be easily avoided
To find out correctly. set your urine
aside for twenty four hours; "A sediment
or settling indicates kidney or bladder
trouble. The mild and the eXtraordl
nary effect of Dr. Kilmer's swamp
Root. the great kidney, and bladder
remedy is soon realized. If you need
a medicine you should have the best.
At druggists fifty cents and one dollar
You may have sample bottle and
pamphlet, both sent free by mail
Mention Alma Record and send your
address To DR. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, ". Y. The proprietor of this pa
per guarantee the genuineness Of this
offer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
NEW TENNESSEE INDUSTRY.
Vinegar Spring VIII BE Used for
pickIinE Purposcs.

A new enterprise is being promoted
in Albion county. Tennessee, which will
be one of the most wonderful in the
world, says the Memphis Commercial
Appeal. IL comes with the discovery of
a vinegar spring on the famous Reel
foot lake by Pete Bennett, of Paducah,
Ky, while on hunting expedition.
This was probably six months ago
and Mr.. Bennett, seeing the vast possi-
bilities in such IA spring, kept the mat
ter profound secret until he could get
sufficient capital interested in order to
make it's development assured. He was
successful in securing the aid of a null
timillonaire of London and the organi-
cation of the company is complete.
1t is proposed by this company that
they make a garden spot of several thou
sand acres of the fine land that sur
rounds this spring and plant the whole
Of il in cucumbers. The vines will be
trained TO run in trenches between the
rows of hills and when about half
grown by means of irrigation the vine
gar from this spring will be turned
through the trenches and kept on the
vines until the cucumbers are grown,
when il will be turned off and the finest
Of the pickles will be gathered and bar
relied for shipment.
The company viii then buy 5000 head
of hogs to eat the pickles refused for
shipment and 10 wade in the vinegar
marsh. 50 that at time of slaughter they
will not only ship bacon. shoulders,
ham, etc, but can fill all orders for
picked pigs feet on short notice. They
will sell vinegar only in five barrel lots.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
THE KAISER AND Mr.. FIRTH.
Small Princes First Attempt ~
Painting Was Disastrous.

Although Prof. knackfuss is usually
credited with assisting the kaiser in
the production of his surprising pic
lures, the German monarch owes his
earliest introduction to the mysteries
of art to an English painter, says the
London Chronicle. The first time the
kaiser handled a brush was at Wind
sor, when Mr.. Firth was painting the
picture of the prince of Wales mar
riage for the queen. All the royal per-
sonages gave sittings TO the artist and
the kaiser. then little four-year-old
prince, spent several mornings in the
room where the picture was being
painted. To keep the child quiet Mr..
Firth gave him some paints and brushes
and allowed him TO dabble on one of the
unfinished corners of the canvas.
AS natural result of this very in
judicious proceeding the princes face
was in very few minutes covered with
streaks of green, blue and vermilion.
The sight of his smeared face terrified
his governess. who begged the artist
10 remove the colors; and Mr.. Firth,
armed with rags and turpentine, had
nearly completed his task when the
pungent spirit found it's way into
scratch upon the childs cheek. The
future kaiser screamed with pain, as
saulted the eminent painter with his
fists and hid himself under large
table, where he yelled until he was
tired. Mr.. Firth declares in his Rem
iniscences" that the little prince
showed "A most unforgiving spirit and
revenged himself afterward by sitting
so badly that the painter failed alto
Kether 10 produce a satisfactory like
ness.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
FINAL "a" BAD FOR SHIPS.
Some Recent Wrecks Were Guilty OF
That Lack of Foresight.

Insurance underwriters look askance
IT vessels which have a final "a" in
their names. The first letter of the
alphabet is considered a hoodoo when
it ends the name of deep sea ship.
Many Of the most serious wrecks of
the last year have been of vessels carry
ing the hoodoo letter.
One day lately, says the San Fran
cisco Examiner, the telegraph an
uounced that the British ship Androsa,
from that port for Liverpool with one
of tde most valuable cargoes that was
ever carried out Of that harbOr, was
lost within a few leagues of her desti-
nation. The next day word was re-
ceived that the Orealla, bound from Vic
toria for Liverpool, had been swept by
heavy seas and badly damaged. Her
mate and one sailor were drowned. The
wires told on the same day of the total
loss of the British ship Nillanta and the
drowning of her master near Free
mantle. and few days later the papers
gave the news of the loss of the steamer
Wallapa and OF the Bleaching of the
Dora in Alaska waters.
During the last two or three years
the most serious wrecks on the coast
were of vessels whose names ended with
the hoo1ioo letter. The wreck of the
Colima was the most horrifying of all.
Then came the loss of the steamer Co.
lunbia, and few weeks later the pas
senger steamer Umatilla ran ashore and
narrowly escaped destruction.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
CHANCES OF LONGEVITY.
Primary Conditions Necessary TO Long
and Healthy Life.

ana lichltuy LlIc'
''T'he primary conditions Of longev-
n.y." the Medical Record quotes Mr..
+. w. Warner as saying, are that the
heart, lungs and digestive organs, az
we'll as the brain, should be large. IL
these organs are large the trunk wiz
b. long and the limbs comparatively
short. The person will appear tall
IN sitting and short in standing. The
hand will have a long and somewhat
heavy palm and short fingers. The
brain will be deeply seated, as shown by
the orifce of the ear being low. Tho
blue hazel or brown hazel eye, as show
ing an intermission Of temperament.
IS a favorable indication. The nOstrils
being large, open and free indicates
large lungs. a pinched and halt-closed
nosuril indicates small or weak lungs.
In the case of persons who have
short-hved parentage on one side and
long-lvcd on the other side the ques-
ton becomes more involved. 1t is
shown in grating by hybridizing that
nature makes a supreme effort 10 pass
the period of the shorter longevity and
extend the life 10 the greater longevity.
Anyone who understands these weak
and dangerous periods Of life is fore
warned and forarmed. 1t has been OBJ
served that the children Of loug-ived
parents mature much later and arc
usually backward in their studies"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
A VANISHED CIVILIZATION.
The Work Done by the Jesuits I'm
south America.

The w ork Done by the Jesuits In
south America.
The pioneers of civilization in South
America were the Jesuits. SAYS Lippir-
colts. Although their influence in many
respects may not always have been
what was most conducive 70 the pros
perity Of the new settlement, yet their
mode of treating the natives was more
humane AMI their plan for the develop
ment and progress of the country more
advanced than any other attempts Of
that period They sought 20 establish
permanent home for their sect with
a wealth and spleudor that would equal
that of the old world. and their work
was characterized by prudence, indus
try and wisdom. Other settlers came
only as fortune-hunting Adventures
u enslave the natives. pillage the coun-
Try and then return TO their own land
with ill-gotten gains
Monuments Of the Jcsuits still remain
IN churches, aque1ucts, cities in ruins
and the history of "a hundred prosperous
missions; from the Amazon TO Brazirs
southern borders we see their signs.
The aqueduct Of Rio De Janciro. the
hundred churches of Bahia the stone
water dams on the rivers of Goyaz the
crumbling ruins Of almost every state
OF Brazil tell of the Jesuit occupation.
Other settlers Of that period left almost
nothing behind them; their mission
was to destroy. tear down and drive out
the only element Of good the country
had. mat they might establish. the reign
Of terror, slavery and rapine that cursed
Tho ppuDtry- co 1cDcr
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
ATE A BARREL or EGGS A DAY.
shipwreoked Men subsisted on Them for
TUelXp Duys-

Twelve Days.
do YOU like eggs|' was the question
that stirred up a "'49er" 10 make
some talk in a Bangor store the other
day. lie was an old man, says the
Lewiston (Me) Journal, and he
Strengthened up to something like the
height Of his prime as he answered:
IL had a surfeit Of them once. Twas
many years ago when ! was on the way
home from California We left the
isthmus on a good brig bound for New
York but ran into a coral reef in the
Caribbean sea and we're wrecked. 1t
was a patch of sand just out OF the
water, but you ought 10 see the focks
of sea fowl that nestled on it. They
had TO move out of the way 20 give us
room 70 stay there and that was about
all they would do. Their nests were
everywhere and there we're eggs in
abundance We ate about a barrel OF
them evc-y day during the 10 days
we were there. Some Of us got of in
n boat and went to San Juan, in
Nicaragua, where we got a vessel TO
90 after those we left on the reef. That
vessel was commanded by William
Lawrence, Of Bath, who was killed by
man named Wilkinson while he was
d policeman there. We tried 10 get
TO the reef but bad weather stove Us
up so we had 10 set in for New or
leans, where we found the rest Of the
men rescued by another vessel But
eeys"-the old mans face took on pc
culiar expression.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
Manuscripts hy Dicken..

What have become of the manuscript
Of Dickens earlier works? Some light
is thrown on the question in Mr.. Shool.
tng's paper in The Strand, The manu-
script of "Our Mutual Friend" was Civ.
en-, as is we'll known, by the author 70
his friend Mr.. Dallas, and subsequently
bought by Mr.. Childs, the publisher,
of Philadelphia The manuscript Of
"Pickwick' was, Miss Georgina Ho
garth states, never preserved in its en-
tirety, though stray fragments have
turned up, and are dispersed about the
world but it was not given by its au-
thor to any one. Il don t think, " adds
Miss Hogarth, che attached much i'm.
portance TO his manuscripts in those
early days Portions Of the originsl
manuscript Of "Oliver Twist" figure
among the numerous interesting fac
SMILES which accompany the article,
They are taken from fragment of the
manuscript still remaining, which be
gins with the twelfth chapter and ends
with what is now called the forty third
chapter. wherein Is shown how the
Artful Dodger got into trouble. con.
yer Twist" was written IN much large
hand than were most Of the later works.
The manuscript shows some notable va
riations. The manuscript of Nicholas
Nickleby" Is one Of those which have
vanished, but a facsimile is given Of
part of the revised proof Of the preface,
which shows long passage struck on.
ny Charles Dickens. London News.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
WHO CINDERELLA REALLY WAS
Her Story Il Very Ancient and Appear
In Sacred Hindoo Books,


The story of Cinderella Is substantial
" the same as that told of Rhodopis
and Psammitichus by Elan, who lived
IN Rome in the third century Of the
Christian era. The story, AZ told by
Elan, is that while Rhodopis was bath
ing. an eagle carried away one of her
sandals and dropped it near the feet Of
Psammitichus, king Of Egypt, who like
Cinderella's prince, was struck by its
diminutive size, caused the maiden &c
be sought for, and married her whek
found. Make the sandal a glass slipper
and add the ugly sisters for the sake II
contrast, and the stories are much the
same The glass slipper, by the way, is
al acknowledged fiction, being in real
ity mistranslation of "pantouhe eE
vair" Ga fur slipperh and not Zen
verre-
This, at all events, is what is claimed
by Perrault in his "Contes de Fees "
Both these stories have doubtles com-
mon origin, but it is necessary TO 20
further back in the history OF the itera-
turc 60 find ito people who lived IN
d period compared with which that of
even Elan is quite modern. 1t is in the
Yedas, the four sacred books Of the Hin
o. that the origin is 20 te found
after what has already been said, IL
IN not be surprising to learn that Gin
derella is a dawn maiden, her sisters
being the powers Of darkness, who
compel her TO wait upon them, keeping
her hidden from sight. The dawn maid
En- breaks from her bonds, and capti-
oates the sun, remaining with him for
, time But she cannot hnger with him
u the heavens; she can remain only
Gntil a certain hour. Once she fingers
too long, and, hurrying back, leaves on
the path she has taken a token of her
visit in the form Of a fieecy cloud.
which bad borne her aloft when she left
the regions of darkness. The sun, deter
mined 20 find her, sends out his ennis
saries (the rays Of Light, but does not
find her until she appears before him as
the evening twilight. In the Nedas the
prince is called Mira which Is one Of
the names given to the sun. London
Globe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
SURE OF A FINE FUNERAL
Men of Lubec, Me, Provide for Mortu-
airy Emergencies.


The town of Lubec, Me-, is one OF the
Fo-ahead villages of the Pine Tree state,
and the one thing wanting to enable it
to keep up with the procession is a
hearse. The citizens investigated the
condition of surrounding towns, and
learned that every one of them had a
hearse, and they considered il \ burning
and municipal shame that Lubec should
be so far behind the times. Therefore,
II was resolved TO have one, although,
according TO the rates of longevity in
Lubec, it was not considered likely there
would be much use for il, says the
Lewiston Journal.
A mass meeting OF the citizens was
called 70 discuss the grave subject. The
enthusiasm was unboundcd, and il
was at once decided TO purchase the We
hicle by voluntary subscriptions, maxi
ing q sort of joint stock concern or
hearse corporation. Each subscriber
Clipped in one dollar, but the wary and
thrifty Lubecker insisted upon a pro-
viso whereby he is enabled 10 get a
show for his white ally. II was unan-
imously agreed that if any stakeholder
had use for the hearse within a certain
number of years from the date of his
subscription, he, the said subscriber
should be entitled TO a rebate of the
sum paid in.
Now the Lubecker awaits the ap-
proach Of the grim destroyer without
emotion. In the event of his death,
he is assured Of a firSt-class funeral.
with plumes and all the outward trap
pings of woe, and he gets his money
back besides
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29

A good joke on a schoolma'am come.
from Cumberland Gap, and is told by
the Middlesborough News. A lady
teacher told one Of the boys 10 name
oil the presidents. and when he replied
he couldn't the teacher said: when
was as old as you l could name all
the presidents in their order" The boy
replied: There was only few presi.
dents then"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
4 Grnccfrl Act

A Paris lady, strictly guarding her
anonymity, learning that there were
young men belonging to the Ecole des
BeauX Arts, distinguished for their pro.
ticieucy, but who were without means,
has had house furnished in one of
the most picturesque parts Of France,
where, without cost, n certain number
Of artists may spend their summers and
study.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
weight of Mcn nnd womcn.

The average weight of 10000 Boston
men was 142 pounds; women, 12j
pounds. At Cincinnati the average of
the same number of men was ia
pounds; women. 131.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
Manufacture of ExpIosives.

More than 10000 persons are engaged
In the manufacture of explosives in
Great Britain. Last year 40 persons in
the business were killed and 167 injured
by accidents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-29
ONE o. TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one
purpose, namely, "A receptecle for the
urine. and AS such is not Liable to any
<form of disease except by one of two
WAYS The first way Is from imperfect
action of the kidneys The second
way is from careless local treatment OF
other diseases