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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

reporter recently made trip to this
famous seat of learning, and was shown into
the room of the President, Prof. Alvin u.
Barnaby. When last seen by the reporter
Prot. Barnaby was in very delicate health,
AMI much indisposed and hardly able to
attend 10 his duties. To-day he was looking
we'll and nearly, and was apparently in the
best of health. In response to an inquiry the
professor said
Oh, yes, am much better, | assure you
than for some time | am now in perfect
health, and very much encouraged, and then
NV recovery was brought about in rather
peculiar way, after all.
Tell me about it, " said the reporter.
Well, to begin at the beginning" said
the professor was about as STOUT a lad
for my age as any Of the boys | put in my
tins Studiously al school, endeavoring TO
educate myself for the professions After
completing the common course came here,
aud graduated from the theological course.
! then entered the ministry and accepted
the charge Of United Brethren Church at
small place in Kent County, Mich. Being
of an ambitious nature, ! was constant
student and applied myself very diligently
10 my work aud studies. In time | began 10
notice that my health was failing, and after
awhile it began to interfere with my duties.
Ny first trouble noticeable was indigestion
of the stomach. and this with other troubles
also brought on nervousness.
kept on with my studies and work.
until it was too plainly noticeable that
was fast going down. Ny physician, whom
! had consulted. prescribed for me for
some time, and he advised me to take
change of climate, as il was my only
remedy. | finally did as he requested
and my health was some improved. Soon
after this was offered a chair i'm the
Hartsvile College aud came here. wa,
professor in physics and chemistry and later
on was financial agent Of the college. Th"
ch n ft,r
awhile my health was much better bat my
duties We're heavy, AMI again | found that
my trouble was returning This time it was
more severe than before. In the winter
ti,ae / became completely prostraied, and
had to give up my position Thi, was two
wears AGO last winter. began treatment
from the first trying various medicines and
different physicians, who were skilled i'm the
treatment of such diseases. This trouble
was preceded, however, 10y an attack of the
crip. Finally, after some considerable time
| was ALE to return to my duties. Last
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
AFRAID OF HIS OWN GUNS.
Why the sultan OF Turkey Does Not Want
NV.


The incident which led TO the order
for the extinction OF the Turkish navy
was as follows, says the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. y transport was bringing a
number of time-eNpired men home,
when they respectfully mutinicd, and
begged their officers TO 90 below, as
they wished to do something which
might not be approved of. Some non
commissioned officers then took COM
maud. and anchored off the palace. and,
after firing a salute. began shouting:
Long live the sultau."
This demonstration caused immedi-
ate confusion at Tie palace. and various
Eph officers were dispatched to parley
with the mutiuccrs, but they insisted
ON seeing the minister. and when hc at
last appeared they said they knew the
sultan had given the money 10 pay
them. but they had not received it, and
they would not bulge until they did.
NO arguments were OF any avail. and
the money had TO be sent for and dis
tributcd, after which the men weighed
anchor with cheer. and gave up the
ship again. The sultan. however. re-
hccted that what a transport had done
pcaccably heayily-armcd man-of-var
might do with evil intent, and, calling
Hassan pasha 10 him. he declared that
be wanted no more navy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
SPEED or INSECTS.
Naturalists Say They Can Fly as Fast as
Birds.


1t is popular belief that the fight of
birds is much swifter than that of in
sects; but a number of naturalists who
have been making study of the matter
think that such is not the case.
y common house fly, for example, Is
not very rapid in its flight, but its wings
make 500 beats a second, and send it
through the air 25 feet, under ordinary
circumstances, in that space of time.
When the insect is alarmed, however, II
has been found that it can increase it's
rate of speed TO over 100 feet per second.
If it could continue such rapid flight for
a mile in straight line il would cover
that distance in exactly 33 seconds
1t is not an uncommon thing, when
travelling by rail i'm the summer time. TO
see bee or wasp keeping up with the
train, and trying TO get in at one of tn
windows.
= sMai''" is considered one of the
-, of flying birds, and it was
thought unts recently that no insect
could escape 1t. y naturalist tells of an
exciting chase he saw between swal-
low and dragon fly, which is among
the swiftest of insects. The insect flew
with incredible speed, and wheeled ana
lodged with such ease that the swallow,
despite its utmost efforts completely
allied TO overtake and capture it.-Phila.
delDhia Record
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
STOLEN COMFORT.
old Ell Takes IA Few Glorious Hours of
Freedom.


"Say," said the man with the correct
clothes and the bowed back and horny
hands of a farmer 10 the restaurant
waiter, have you got pig jowl and
greens here? An buttermilk? An
cornbread? An kin | shovel the truck
in with a knife and take my coat off ?"
The waiter, relates the Indianapolis
Journal told him he could be accom-
modatcd in all particulars.
The eX-farmer removed his coat and
sat down opposite Il man who looked as
If he m ght be willing TO listen, and cX-
planned:
Its been two years now" said he,
"sence we struck gas on the farm. anu
! amt had Il square meal sence. Bcen
film UP on Charley horse rusics, 500
fay de allakazam, an all them French
dishes ever sence. That's what comes
Of marryin' woman who believes in
licepin' up with the procession when
you got the price, as she puts it,"
Il should think you would have re-
belled long ago" said the listener.
"Would, but, YOU see, about three
year ago was so deep IN dcht
that had to put the farm
in her name. sneaked away
to-day an left her at one Of them
fine hotels. I'm goin' to have an orgie
of old-fashioned vittels, sasprilly pop,
an mebbe beer or two, an go back
an tell her what I've did, an Of she
wants to git a divorce she can git it,.
old Eli will hev he'd his day of free
dom for few glorious hours. ANYWAY"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
TRAINED TO STEAL.
Clever Thieves Use the Pointer Dog a : an
Accomplish.

Pointer dogs can always be trained
to steal. Many of them are natural
thieves without training, and any Of the
species can be taught. There is a d log
Of this kind in northwest Washington.
He will pick up anything he can find
around a yard or outside of a store, but
his speciality is ladies' pocketbools and
handbags. When he sees one of these
he grabs il and runs, always succeeding
in getting out Of sight before he can
be captured or followed. No owner has
ever been seen, hence no complaints
have been made at police headquarters.
but there is little doubt, If it were pos
sible to follow the animal. that it would
be found that he has been carefully
trained as purse-snatcher, and that
lie takes his booty home to his master.
Tie seems 10 be aware that he is doing
wrong, jumping fences and lodging
around houses when running away.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
THE Bank OF FRANCE.
Z Discussion That viii Arise on the Qaos"
ilnn of ReneMing tho Charter.

ton OF Renewing the Charter.
The subject of renewing the priv
ileges of the Bank Of France will short
ly come up for discussion in the cham
Der, after having been in allegiance
since 1892. when the senate approved
bill for the purpose.
That bill, sass the Edinburgh Scots
man, has not since been mod fed, and
the provisions included in il will, it is
thought, be adopted without material
alteration. One of them, which was
TO empower the bank to increase its
note issue from 100000, 000f 10 A.
coo. O0O, 0OOf., was passed as far back
as 1898. The charter expires on De-
cember 81. 1895, and the proposal is to
extend il for further period of 20
years from that date, in considerations
OF the bank making certain concessions
10 the state.
Among these concessions is one by
which the bank is 10 forego all future
interest on the government debt,
amounting to 10000, 0C0f., and not
TO demand repayment of the capital SO
long as the charter is in force. The
bank is to undertake tho service of the
national debt and transact other busi-
ness for the treasury, both at the head
Office and branches, free of charge, and
make an annual payment 10 the latter
of 2coO,O0Of. during the first year
Of the currency of the new charter.
and 2.50O.000f. per annum subsequent
~. 1t is TO open several new branches
and make advances TO agricultural CO
operative societies.
1t is not improbable that an effort
will be made TO convert the bank into
a state institution, but such n project
does not command support either In
financial or ministerial circles, and is
not in the least degree likely to meet
with success.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
FREAKS OF STUDENTS.
Promenade without Hats and Walk Upon
the Met Grass Barefoot.


The Yale students nave adopted a
new fad this year. 1t is promenading
mp aul down Chapel street and about
the different New Haven thoroughfarcs
without hats or head covering Of any
kind. 1t is the upper class men and So
cicty men chiefly who are making them.
serves thus conspicuous.
IL is common occurrence on pleas
ant morning TO meet five or six men
walking together through the shop
ping district OF the town. to all appear
auccs perfectly unconscious that they
are attracting attention. Last year the
students, with the first blush of sum-
mer, conceived the idea of wearing
tremendous farmcriikc straw hats. II
became such fad that The shopkecp-
ors had special supply sent to them
from the manufacturers. They were
hats Of the kind usually kept by the
country grocer, and until tine students
took them up were never found i'm the
swell shops.
Another recently adopted fad OF this
season among the students is that of
taking off their shoes and STOCKINGS
after a rain storm. and. with their
trousers turned up above the cnl,lcs,
wading about in the grass back of the
churches on the rreen in the center OF
the town.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
keen-sccnted Dog.

A German sportsman once said TO a
about dogs with keen scent. I have ono
N Germany that will compare favorably
with any You have in England" "Very
remarkable dog, | suppose?' yawned
the listener. 81 should say So The day
after left home he broke his chain. and,
although had been away for hours, he
tracked me and found me merely by
scent. What do you think % that ?"
Il think you ought to take a bath" re-
Piled the Calodonian, turning calmly
uNay
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
BOUGHT ANOTHER's MUsTACHE.
Paid the Price, But Failed to Get tho
Goods.

Iaiu IHe rice, tut iaiIeu TO Get tho
Goods.
y singular story is reported from st.
Calais. \ few days ago several per-
sons were sitting at table in local
hotel, when the splendid mustache Of
horse dealer became the subject Of
conversation. One of the members Of
the party complimcnted the horse deal
q: and asked him for what price he
would sell his mustache. Ten francs"
replied the latter, laughinPly. 81 will
buy half of them, said the would-be
purchaser, placing five francs on the
table. The horse dealer put the money
in his pocket and later in the evening
left the hotel. Not quite approaching
the joke, the man who was minus the
five francs sought the aid Of the county
court process server, and having laid
the information in regular form
brought action against the horse dealer
for 500 francs damages for non-execu-
ton of his contract.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
RE MARKABlE LONGEVITY.
Family of Eight Whose United Ages
Foot Up to 600 Years.


The most remarkable instance of
longevity in the history of the Nut
meg state. perhaps, is noted in the
K.mball family Of he town Of Preston.
one member Of it, Mrs Abby :.
Cook, who is passing the closing years
Of Der life i'm the home Of her daugh.
ter, Mrs. William Il. Cook, of Franklin
street. this city. having celebrated the
other day the Goth anniversary OF her
birthday. Mrs Cook is Tho widow of
the late Isaac II. Cook OF Preston. \
large number of her relatives, friends
and neighbors called at her home on her
anniversary day and congratulated her,
and The venerable lady. who j. still
halo and active and of cheerful spirit,
entertained them.
Mrs. Cook is member of family
Of eight children. sons aud daughters
% Elisha and Lucy Lathrop kimball,
ali of whom are alive and i'm vigorous
health. with the exception OF Mrs. Sybii
A. Branch. the eldest. who died two
years AGO at RoNbury, Mass, aged 90
years AZ months.
Here are tine names and ages Of the
surviving members of the band; Abby
:. Cook. 90 years old; Sarah Green,
Iowa, So; Sarah j.. Brown, Chicago, 50;
Nelson l.. kimball, Iowa. So: Frances
De Wolf, Chicago. so; Lucius II. Kim
bail Iowa. IS. and Rev. Nathaniel Kim
bali, Iowa. rs. The united ages Of the
brothers and sisters are Coo years, in
Guiding that of Mrs. Branch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
A WEE ROMANCE.
An End-of-the- Century Idyi for the N3~
Woman.

Woman.
The world has laughed this long time
over suits for breach of promise OF mar
riage, says an exchange. In a volume
of English law reports there is recorded
a case well-nigh as amusing. whose oc-
casion was not the breach, but the keep
ing OF promise not to marry. The
parties TO it, were Il ,ich. elderly woman
and the nephew WHOM. she meant 70
make her heir He. il appears, fell vio-
lently in love with fascinating young
widow, and might have married heI
but that his aunt interviewed. She did
not try threat. diplomacy or detect
i've Investigation was another sort
and knew trick worth all Of them.
She said plumply 10 tine youugster that
so long as h remained free Of the
widow he might count upon receiving
from herself c 500 year. Having
more of prudence than sentiment. he
closed With the offer. and for several
years duly got and spent the promised
sum.
Then the aunt either grew tired Of
paying or became less fearful of the
widow. and she would not pay another
ha'penny, so the nephew went to law.
lie won his case, for, although the OPP
posing counsel was not admitting the
agreement. declared il could not be en-
forced rs contrary 10 public mCdesty;
the learned judge THOUGHT Otherwise
a promise to abstain wholly from mar
rage, he said, neither could or should
be enforced. but this was 70 refrain
only from marriage with a particular
person, hence the plaintiff was entitled
to recover his whole claim with costs
lin consideration of having resigned
his natural freedom of marriage"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

There was once deacon ON Cape Cod
who heard early one morning that
there had been wreck on the beach
near his house. He buried down with
a couple of pillow-cases; filed Que with
sugar, hid it under the bank and went
on TO look for more groceries. While
he was gone a neighbor came along on
the same errand, caught sight OF the
pillow case. emptied it into his own bag
aud rcflled it with sand. by and 10y the
deacon returned empty-handcd. and
carried off his pillow-case without no.
ticing the change I'm fact. he filed his
sugar bowl and tried to swceteu his coli
fee before he found out how badly he
mad been treated. Then he was SO i'm
dipnant that he confessed aftervard:
II was almost wicked enough 10 wish
there might never be another wreck on
this here coast again"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
CHINESE EAT NOTHING COLD.
Their Greatest Delicacy Is Said To lie
Live Shrimps.

The Chinese esteem shrimps above all
other things, says Pearsons Weekly.
At well-served table they are brought
on swimming about In glass bowl OF
water favored with oil and vinegar,
which renders the creatures hysteri-
cally alive. With an unerring thumb
aud forefinger the Chinese diner-out
pucks forth the struggling fish, nips
of the tail at one bite, and casts the
useless head behind him.
Shocking as it may seem 10 an Eng
lish housekeeper, the older the egg in
China, the more perfect from an cpl
curcan standpoint does il become, for
no Chinaman who has right regard for
his palate eats fresh boiled egg.
Taken fresh. eggs are sent To soak, after
having been washed i'm a tub of aromat-
IT, water After n time they are re-
moved, and the water used in mixing a
paste Of lime and salt in which the
eggs are packed in jars. These are
hermetically sealed and set aside to
stand for month, when they are sup
posed TO be it for eating. Those left
packed in salt and lime for - months
or more. when opened. are found to
have changed color, solidilied partly
and are odorless.
The chief care of the Chinese is 10
cat nothing cold. Warm or hot food
they absorb in abundance. but rightly
they maintain that cold food lowers the
temperature of the stomach beyond the
point where digestion can continue, and
so the whole health of the body is en-.
li.Ir1 rod
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
SOCIETY IN GUATEMALA.
Unspeskably Dull for the Average Youth
Brought Up In America.

Life in Guatemala City to "A foreigner,
and especially young man, says the
New Orleans Times Democrat. possesses
about as much attractiveness from
standpoint of amusement as would
residence in a graveyard. There is alb
solutely nothing 10 do except work,
sleep and eat. The only place a man
has to go when he has finished work is
10 a saloon. and there he has nothing 10
do for recreation but drink. The door
10 the best society is shut in the face of
observation-disclosures, as they are
called by the naughty dons-no matter
what their standing. OF course, when
one has official dignity he is invited TO
the presidents bali and other official
functions. and has entree into society,
but there is no such thing as social in
tercourse in its American sense No
body is allowed to see young lady I'M
less il is in the presence Of her entire
family under the watchful eye of her
duenna, and there isn't much pleasure
in this kind of a visit 20 most young
men Of America. Guatemala City has
a population Of $4,000, but has no
theaters. There was an opera company
Of fair character there two years ago.
but there have been no attractions at
all of this kind during the past season.
Living is very high in Guatemala City.
and salaries are by no means cor
respondingly high. | would not advise
any young man TO 90 there with the
idea Of making his fortune. There has
been TOO much immigration to the coun-
. e
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

There is man living near Maben
Miss. who prides himself on his econo
my, and toe other day, whom dIscussin
his iavorto topic. he remarked that D..
had saved several dollars in match,
"Why Doc said, when / came to Mi
sissippi nearly 40 years ago 1 hrouq
my hro with mo and J have kept tlt
same Lrc ever siucc. never allowing d
10 die out, and during all this time
nave never spent cent for matches. "
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

A story used ro he told that Bis hol
Wilberforce Away, crowded the seats q,
his fi1st elias, image with his pa1er
to gain u. separate carriage, q
81 asked % THESE seats were occupied
would reply Yes-occupied, add r
Ga low voice as the applicant wen
away, rat not engaged. '-L1ud0p
Spectator.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

In Iceland the natives are very fond
Of snuff. II is made into bars after
the manner Of plug tobacco and sold
in that shape. The Icclander allows
the nail Of his right thumb 20 grow
long. and when he wants 20 use snuff he
scratches H. Oft the bar with the nail
onto the back Of his left hand and then
epplies IL 10 bis nose.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

Curious as it seems there is dis
tinct relation between mans pursuits
and tie color of mans hair. An unus-
ual proportion OF men with dark,
straight hair enter the ministry; rcd
whiskcred men are apt 90 bc given to
sporting and horse flesh. while the tail.
vigorous. blcudc man. lineal descend
ant of the Vikings, still contributes n
larre contingent 10 travellers and emf
grants.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

Owe Of the oldest institutions of learning in
the West is the wel-knoWn ilartsville Col
le.e, situated al IIartsyille, Indiana. This
college was founded yenrs n9o in the interest
OF the United Br~ht,n Church when the
state was mostly a wilderness. and colleges
were scarce, not only in lndiHna. hut all
through the then almost unsettled central
West. The college being IN old institution
IS well known throughout the country.
former students having gone into all parts of
ne ,ynrll
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
MOTHERS FRIEND

system that Childbirth is made easy
and the time of recovery short
ened-many say stronger after
than before confinement" 1t in
sures safety to LIE OF both moth
er and child. All who have used
Mothers Friend % say they will new
er be without il again. No other
remedy RODS confinement its pain
says that If she had TO 90 through the ordeal
again, and there were but four bottles 70 be
obtained, and tho cost was $4,000 per bottle, he
would have them GEO. LAYTON, Dayton, Ohio
Sent by Mail, on receipt of price, 81 90 PER BOT
TIE Book to EXPECTANT MOTHERS ="
mailed free upon application, containing val
liable informal on and voluntary testimonials
THu BRApFiELD REGULATOR CO., ArLANr.. GA
AL DRUGGISTS.
The sun., 1897-12-10
CYCLING.

In addition to the fancy nmskings OF
the frames, other parts OF the bike vii!
also bear some attractive marks. For
instance, handle bars will be cl Il cd
name plates will be OF sterling silver,
silver will adorn the tips of the grips,
saddles will bear decorative marks ~ d
gear eases, lamps and rims will le
enamelled to match the color Of the
frame.
Tn the winter" says the Wheel,
"when the roads are muddy and there IS
consequently liability to silcslip when
cycling, pump both tires as hard as pos
sibIe. This will prove to be far more
efficient than all the non-slipping de-
vices ever invented. When the roads
are frozen do not pump the front tire too
hard, since if this be done the vibration
felt by the hands from the handle
bar will be extremely unpleasant.
Generally speaking, a small tire requires
more pressure than large one if it is
to carry the same weight, and given
tire requires more pressure in proportion
as the rider is heavy. A tire should
The sun., 1897-12-10
NO REVOLUTION IN HATT!.
Minister LcScr Anticipates Nothing
More Serious Than Il Change OF
Ministry.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 0.-Mr. J. \. Legcr,
the IIaytian Minister, was at the State
Department this morning engaged in
reading the despatch from Minister
Powell to the State Department, an
nouncing the settlement of the trouble
between Germany and IIayti over the
lenders case. The despatch says that
IIayti consented to giving indemnity to
Germany upon legal advice.
Minister Leger says that he has no
information whatever as to the revolt
reported to have broken out last
evening at Port-au-Prince. He says he
does not apprehend revolution, and
thinks that the most radical change that
is apt to follow the diplomatic incident
is Il possible change Of Ministry.
The State Department officers are like
wise without information confirming
the reports of Il revolution or outbreak
Of citizens.