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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
AURORA ON THE YUKON.
The Unwarming Light Flashes on Frossa
Rivers and Great Snow Banks.

During the winter months the aurora on
the Yukon Is very brilliant and intensely
beautiful. 1t commences early In the fall,
and lasts with more or less brilliancy,
throughout the long arctic winter. IL
generally commences upon the setting OF
the sun, although In midwinter 10 has
sometimes been so bright that 10 was visi-
BILE at noon while the sun was shining
brightly. The rays of the light first shoot
forth with quick, quivoring motion, are
then gathered and form a great arch of
fire spanning the heavens. 1t CLOVIS for
an instant like "a girdle of FURNISHED gold;
then, unfolding, great curtains of light
drop forth. These royal mantos of bright
orange, green, pink rose, yellow and Grim
son are suspended and waved between
heaven and earth as with an invisible
hand The rapid gyratons and scintilla-
tions of light and blending colors are In
tensely bewldering and superbly beautiful.
The whole phenomena OF waving
wreaths, pickering flames rays, curtains,
fringes bands and flashing colors, the
strange confusion of light and motion,
now high In the heavens then dropping
like curtains Of gold and silver lace. spar
king with "a wealth of rubies, sapphires,
emeralds and diamonds, penetrating dark
gulches and darting through somber green
forests, lighting the whole landscape as
with a thousand electric lamps, form q
very poor idea. This unwarming light, as
it flashes along the frozen rivers, the great
banks of snow, and reveals the huge
mountains OF glistening ice and black
lines of fir, indeed, Is of the purest arctic
cast, and causes one TO button his coat
closer over his chest, and with "a SILVER he
Is glad to seek light OF less brilliancy,
but one of life giving warmth.
At the breaking up of winter the hours
Of sunshine are rapidly increasing, and
continue so until midsummer, when the
sun beams forth 22 hours out of the "a,
while on the high mountain peaks II Is for
q period of several days In June not en-
tirely out of sight during the "a hours.
During the months of July and August
the weather becomes very warm, and even
hot, and miners are glad to seek a shady
retreat In which TO do their labor. After
this period the hours of sunshine gradual
ly decrease, until during the shortest days
the sun shines but hours out of the "a.
But at this period the aurora Is very in
tense and helps very materially In driving
darkness from that dreary land. The Their
mometer goes down TO 40 degrees below
zero In winter, but the atmosphere is very
dry, and consequently the cold is not so
perceptible as one would imagine. ALASKA
News.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
schoolboys Long Ago.

Only GO years have passed since the boys
of Elton vcnturcd To beg that pipes might
be laid in some of the school buildings 30
that they need not fetch water from the
pumps in the freezing winter weather,
aud tho petition was promptly rejected,
with the scornful comment that "they
would be wanting gas and Turkey carpets
nextW At Winchester another big Eng
lish school, all the lads had to wash In an
open yard called Moab, +" where half a
dozen tubs were ranged around the wall
and it was the duty of one of the Juniors
TO go from tub To tub on frosty mornings
and thaw the ice with IA candle, Comfort
was deemed bad thing for boys, lest they
should grow up dainty and unmanly,
"Cold?" said DR.. Kcate, n famous head
master of Eton To n poor little bit of hui
manity whom Inc met shiycring and shak-
ing in the hall. Don't talk To mo of be-
ing cold! You must learn TO bear it, sirl
You are not at "A girls SCHOOL, gnes
Repplier in st. Nicholas.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11

Mr.. Isaac Houer, proprietor Of the
Burton House, Burton, w. v, and one
OF the most widely known men in the
state was cured of rheumatism after
three years of suffering He says: II
have not sufficient command of language
to convey any idea of what | suffered,
my physicians told me that nothing
could he done for me and my friends
were fully convinced that nothing but
death would relieve me Of my suffering
In June, 1884 Mr. Evens, then sales
man for the Wheeling Drug Co., recon-
mended Chamberlain Pain Balm. At
this time my foot and limb were swollen
TO more than double their normal size
and it seemed to me my legwould burst,
but soon after / began using the Pain
Balm the swelling began TO decrease, the
pain to leave and now ] consider that |
am entirely cured. For sale 10y Biyins
q Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
ICE CAVERNS STUDIED.
heories "a to How the Ice Ia Formed In
These Underground Refrigerstors.

Edwin : Bach addressed the meeting
Of the Academy Of Natural Sciences on
"Ice Caves and the Causes of Subterranean
Ice " He described the difference between
Ice caves, ice gorges and wind caves. Wind
holes o. cold air current caves, he said,
sucked In cold air t1ring the winter and
blew IL out during the summer. They
were not necessarily connected with any
ice deposit. while ice gorges retained tho
ice made during the winter late into the
summer and sometimes through the sum
mer by reason Of their location protecting
them from the effects Of the heated air:
but ice caves have "a roof and in his travels
In search Of information, which had been
extended through Hungary, Germany.
France, Switzerland and part Of America,
as well as from the rather scant literature
of the subject he found that the mouth
was always located on the slope of a cliff,
at the base of a cliff or il was "a large pit
into which the ice cave opened. Their
size, he said, varied from several hundred
feet in length TO quite small holes.
The ice differs mucn from that Of the
glaciers, containing no crevasscs and hav.
ing rounded edges The caves are fes.
tooned with ice stalactites and stalagmites,
some Of these being from 10 IL meters
In length, sometimes hollow. Ice walls
of considerable length and height also ap.
pear in some, and subterranean snow has
been reported az occurring.
The natives Of all ice cave localities, he
said, maintain that they are colder in
summer than in winter, which had led
many observers into error the natives per q
haps being led astray by the fact that in
summer they are much colder than tine
outside atmosphere, while in winter II 10Y
are somewhat warmer.
Many hypothesis, he said, had beer. ad-
vanced TO account for these caves, ne of
which was that they were the rema ms Of
the glacial period; but this had beeu. com
pletely disproved as many Of then have
been entirely cleared of ice, but 10 always
reformed again the following wint Or. An.
other was that the cave rock, nearl y always
lime rock, contained salt, which was de-
composed with the summer hen' and car.
ried into the cave by tho perco atng wa
ter; still another, that evapo ration and
expansion had something To do with it,
and again that pressure was the response.
BILE cause. He thought, hover ;er, that the
correct explanation was as t seemed to
accord best with the known Icts that, as
the mouth OF these caves Is always "a con-
siderable distance above thefnoor the cold,
heavy winter air entering the caves would
sink u the BOTTOM congeI ling the water
there and that which perc plated through
during external thaws In summer the
heat would affect the upper layers of this
cave air first, and by its consequent expan.
sion more or loss would loo forced out but
that tho whole body of cave air would not
be affected by the hcs5 before tho next
winter set in. philadelphia Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
Retrihntion.

Not long ago, says a Philadelphia
clergyman, Il made an earncs appeal dur
ing Sunday morning service for contri-
buttons 10 support certain branch of the
church work The ushors dis ributcd blank
subscription cards, which wuro to be filled
out with promises to pay specified sums
within year and returno /. one of our
leading members filled out his card for so,
but by the time the usbers, collected the
blanks he had changed ais mind and de
cided not TO give anything. He held the
paper in his hand until the church seryice'
were over, and upon leaving the churci
tore it up in littlo pieces and threw it IL
the street Providence had arscye on thar
man, ard 50 did Policeman who stood on
the corner The latter arrestt Il the erring
brother for throwing the papcr I'm the
street, took him 70 the police station ana
had him locked up The next morning he
was fined -. 30 Tor violating a city ordi
nance. Now York Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
Childhood Appetite.

The appetite of a child is gu tic rs sus
ceptble of education In both "a ri ght and a
wrong direction as arc its mcntsl or moral
faculties, and parents in whose l. ands this
education mainly rests, should give the
subject careful consideration, sint upon il
the future health and usefulness Of their
children not little devolvo We should
all be rulers Of our appetites instoHd of sub
lect 10 them. but whether this be 81 or not
depends greatly upon early dictetb' train
ing Many a loving mother, 10y I'll ought
less Indulgence of her child in sens IN and
out Of season, I'm daintios and t.6Dhs that
simply serve 90 crafty the palHte~is foster
ing :. "love of appetite which 1nHg run
her child In years 10 come. There are In
herited appotitcs and tendencies 1T i true
but even these may be largely overcome by
careful early training I'm right " ays OF cat
ing and drinking. 1t is possib lc &c teach
Sery young children 20 use such. food as j..
best for them and 20 refrain ire on the ent.
ing OF things harmful, and IL should he
one of the first concerns Of eycrvimOthcr 9"
start her children on the road manhood
and womanhood well trained IN corlqct
.dietetic habits. Mrs. T.. Il Eologg iu
Good Housekeeping.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11

not so vigorously rs to snap the handle of.
Stick "a four pronged fork in the cork, as
shown in the illustration, two of tho
prongs.on one side of the handle and two
on the other.
Thfs arrangement lowers the center OF
gravity of the apparatus and you may no"
place the cup on the point OF the knife.
Do THIS very carefully and tentatively to
see tn II the cup is In exact equilibrium.
1t is hardly necessary TO say that the
hand that holds the upright<knife must he
a very s5cady one, or there may be smash
up, but with quiet nerves a ld careful han
ding the feat may readily accomplished.
If you have any doubts n the subject,
drink thecoifec first -Phila delphia Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11

A new variety ri dci. ware is called me.
dollon delft Z be ground is tie bluowni1D
with which we are familiar iu tais MACH
affected pottery. the decoration being %
dark blue medallion head, usually u "a
cavalier ia tho RUIZ ANA pointed board 0l
Che timo of Charles J. Ono oi ta..o d a..t.-
is on oyory piece Tho b1rdyrs irc .u ..i
rocco design. with CLINT of gilt intro
ducod, the ware being DELFT only in color
ing Many potterics have produced d.li.
patterns of llto, That from the Do ltoi
llins is among the handsome.t, Aa,in
both character and good oiIectwithout los
ing the Dutch element.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
A story Of Sage.

Russell Sage tucked himself away In a
Sixth avenue elevated car one evening.
and as he emerged from his corner he ask
ed the gateman If he happened to have a
copy Of any evening paper about him that
he didn't happen to want. The employee
replied with low salaam that he was In
possession of such a commodity, and Mr..
Sage passed out, with "a look OF gratifica.
tion OIL his high, financial brow.
ibid Uncle Russell give you half dol
lorY" inquired "A good natured fellow who
had seen the millionaire stop at the gate.
"Yes. replied the gateman, with q
grin. but gave him 81 cents In ohangs
For IL. New York Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
TriiIs ON PiIlnprslins.

Pnlowslips look very pretty whom ;rim
med all around with ir.liing Sometimes
they have largo satin stitch monogram
worked in the middle this side being tam.
ed over against the bolster at night So
that the plain side is uppcrmosU Very
smart pillows are coYcrod with brightly
colored silk Tho slips arc then orranleuC.
ed at the ends with lace insertion and 9TH
er open work, through which the colurcd
cover is visible
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
4 Cnnlking Hint.

If a fowl is CID and tough, it may be
made tender, says an experienced cook, by
wrapping it carefully IN "a double thick
ness Of wrapping paper, pinning it so 10
cannot come undone, and roasting It for
full hour Then take it out of the oven.
remove the paper and roast uuOl it is per
fectly tender basting it and turning IL
frequently
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
4 Monster Godhonse.

In Mexico are found ruins of ancient
Aztec teocalls, or gods lac Uses" some
of which are thousands Of yea rs old. one
of these, near Cho!ula is in mo form,of a
truncated pyramid. Each 81 ie of the base
of this pyramid is 1873 neg which is
twice tho length of the groat ,pyramid OF
Egypt The height of this Mexican won.
der is III feet, and its base cow rs an aren
nf 81 acres st Louis Republi,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11

For sale by y. S Webb.

There's no use in talking" says w.
II. Broadwell, druggist. La Cygne, Kas.,
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhGa Remedy does the work. After TAX
ing medicine of my own preparation
and those of others / took dose of
Chamberlain and it helped me; "A sec
ond dose cured me. Candidly and con-
scientiously | can recommend il rs the
best thing ON the market The % and
80 cent size for sale by Bivins q Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
An Educnt.onaI Scrnpbook.

One mother has introduced "a new occG
patton To her children. This is the con
struction of scrapbooli of noted people q
the day. Each has a page on which @
newspaper picture is pasted 1T the top. EC
meath this photograph the child Write!
when the person WAS born The bricloSt ac
count OF his or her life up to date, and pos
sibly the time OF death
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
The Spelling lie sson.

"Class b. attention! Benny"
The teacher said, "sp,M aunt"
But Benny held his head down
And said, I'm 'fraid u
The next time that his turn came
Twas az the word b ran,
But Benny only stamnered,
~ don q bolcvc ! -"
The third time, thoug1uho triod it,
He cou!Cn't spell IN te.
"Wcll, Benny said & d. teacher,
"Spell wrong" He spelled 1T . ." ..
Youths Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
Secure the PlacSct.

The well dressed, careful woman never
has gaping plackct To mar the effect OF
aer costume. If your placket opens at toe
side, have hooks and eyes ou the inner % n,
and see that they are always securely las.
tened If the plackct is at the back, do ;.t
have your pocket pat anywhere near DC
Let the waSthand Of the skirt lap far I9er
If the placket opens ut the back and e.. y
then you need safety hook and eyes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
A Balancing Trick.

When we tell you that it is possible to
balance cup one quarter full of hot coffee
on the point of a carving knife, don't ex-
press your incrcdulity without giving us a
chance to explain the feat We confess
that the proposition is somewhat startling,
but you remember what Hamlet said to
Horatio.
Here is the way Co do it, but nervous
persons need not attempt it. Insert u cork
In the handle of IA coffee cup tightly, but
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
Shoe Buttons In Disfavor.

There has been great falling Oft in the
use of shoe buttons. The manufacture was
formerly very profitable, but owing 10 cut.
ting of prices, the disuse Of the button shoe
by men, and To some extent by women,
thc profits have been lessened. Shoe and
Leather Reporter
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11

II the entire population Of the world Is
considered To- be 400, 000, 900, the brains
OF this ndmher of human beings would
weigh l,022, zig tons, or as much as %
ironc.Jds OF the ordj pary size
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
Tried Ard True.

Thousands have tried DR. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin for constipation, indiges-
ton and sick headache and have found
is true TO the claim made for it, viz: that
it is the best remedy now before the 40 d
people for the relief of stomach troubles
Trial sizesl0c, large sizes soc and - 90
of b. :. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
From An Old Soldier

hnOA. IIU., JILL. IT Io'I.
Gents Il have every confidence IN re
commencing your Syrup of Pepsin. !
am - years of age and am broken down,
the trouble having been brought on by
my experience in the war. Your medi-
cine has done me more good than a hun
bred doctors and | am just about well of
stomach troubles. Yours truly.
JEFFERSON WILHELM.
For sale by r. s Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
LIGHT From SUGAR.

Take an ordinary piece of Loaf sugar in
60 d,r,- room, break it, and a flash OF
light Will he seen resembling closely tha
spark from,A su'aM electric hat tery
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11
nHoM Shall lie Escape 2"

The Scriptures may be a dangerous
weapon TO put into the hands of those who
pervert their meaning either intentional
ly or through want of understanding kV-
cry one has heard how Lorenzo Dow, hav-
ing resolved 70 preach a sermon against
women tall bonnets, took for his text the
words "Topknot come down, - which he
had ingeniousiy perverted from the lines,
49, Let him which Is on the hOusetop not
come down"
Less artful than this, but quito a.
amusing, was the unconscious error made
by a young student of theology at Wllbra.
ham seminary whose case was recently
related by AN old divine. The student
went out one Saturday 20 preach his tra
sermon. When he returned Monday the
venerable DR. y said to him:
We'll, how did You get olong?'
ooh, very well, thought.
"Glnd To hear it. What was your textY'
How shall we escape if we neglect SO
great salvation|
VERY good text-very good text How
did you handle it,"
"Wcll, first ! showed them how great
this salvation was
That's right. And then?'
And then told them how they might
escape il they neglected 1T. Youth 6
Companion.
a. H. Paiter, with f. G. Atkins & Co.
indianapolis, Ind, writes; Il have
never before given a testimonial in my
life. But viii say thu for three years
we have never cen without Chamber
lain's Colo, Che lera and DiaThWa Rem
edy in the house, anf my wife would a
soon think of being without -four rs a
bottle of this Remedy in the summer sea
son. We have used it with all thee o.
our children and it has never fan ed 90
cure-not simply stop pain, hut c ire 40
solutcly. 1t is all right and my Gc
who tries il viii find SO. For sale by
Bivin q Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11

NHANCEEY SALE;-Sttc of Michigan, the
y Circuit Court or the ouuty of Gratot in
ChQupgrV
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11

Gerrit 5 ward. trustee and
attorney IN TACT, tor Vile
ham =. 1urCk. Ammi w.
Wright. Joseph H. SCaNcr
ana Gtrrit =. Ward. come
posing tine lirm ul " IS.
Turck ~ Co, OF Alma,
Mich. COmpiainunts,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-11

a Bradley, Mary T..
Bradley and q hu OLD Ma
uOual Bank of Grand kap-
Ids, "a cOrp.ralDu.f
t.t.H..rIt|IfFa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-22
M'K|NLEY At BLUFF POINT.
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY ENJOY
ING THEMSELVES.
Will Leave on Tuesday in Depew's
Private Car and Arrive in Buffalo
on Thursday-They Dine With
Witherbee.

Bluff Point n. z, Aug. 21.-Secretary
of War Alger came back here with the
president today, and will stay until the
party leaves. General Alger said Che
present programme for the president is
to. leave here Tuesday morning at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon. DR.. De-
pew's private car will be reserved for
the president and his immediate party.
Ethan a. Hitchcock of ST. Louis the
newly appointed minister to Russia,
arrived here today and has paid his
respects 70 the president.
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart were
numbered among the missing when
President Mckinley returned. Mrs
Hobart has for the past few days been
IN poor health, and her physicians be-
lieved she would improve more rapidly
at home. Upon. their advice it was de-
cided yesterday to return to New Jer-
sey and the vice presidential party left
on an afternoon train 1t is expected
they viii return later to finish out the
season.
Later the president, Mrs. Mckinley,
Mrs. Abner Mckinley, Miss Mckinley.
Secretary of. War Alger, Mrs. Alger
and Miss Alger, after witnessing the
dress parade by the soldiers of the
near by post, took a special train for
Port Henry, TO be the guests of Frank
Witherbee. MIR. Witherbee was the
opponent in the last Republican con-
vention of the congressional district of
the present congressman, w. T. Foote,
and to some here there was a political
significance in the visit. The party
took dinner ct Mr. Witherbee's
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-22

London, Aug. 21--The fact that the
price of wheat has reached 81 bushel
in the United States has produced con
siderable excitement among grain
spectators and others in London. The
secretary OF the Baltic said: HOf
course, we have been caught largely
short. The rise in the price of wheat,
with the uncertainties OF the future,
make a somewhat hysterical market.
The rise of six-pence in the price. of
barley, for example, today, was due to
no assignable cause. There is no spec
ulation here, though there is some spec
ulation at LIVERPOOL
The secretary of the corn exchange
remarked: There is no speculation
here as such. transactions are generally
known. There has been a disposition
on the part Of the outside public to
bear the market, but the brokers have
dissuaded their clients from so doing
The rise in prices yesterday morning
and today was not due so much to the
dollar wheat as to the buying by
France, where the harYests are prov
ing disappointing. The millers are
short.
The brokers have not made much,
as they held no stocks, but it is need
less to say the rise of half q, crown in
the price Of wheat yesterday. makes the
liyeliest times on Mark Lane. The
Americans have apparently got it all
their own MaY.n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-22
HAS GREAT FAITH IN ANDREE
j. SCOTT KETTLES OPINION OF
THE VENTURE.
If Intelligence, Pluck and Physique
Can Pull a Man Through Such an
Undertaking, Then Andree Will
Win.

Toronto. Ont. Aug. M.-9 Scott Kettle,
the president of the Royal Geographical
society of Great Britain, is perhaps The
best authority on exploration in the
world, so that some Importance will
naturally attach to an interview with him
as to the fate of AndTee and his balloon.
ment that Andree'S balloon has been seen
IN t.e White sea, because it would not
have been likely 10 take that direction.
As TO the reports of Andree'S pigeons
Ilc.V1ng been round it was Impossible TO
say Whether or not they were Andres S.
English coast to their own county and
the pigeons found might have been Ger
man birds
Andree had said before he started that
he might not be heard from for two
years. He was personally acquainted
were two men very much alike. Andree
was fine. intelligent fellow of magnifi-
cent physique. He was perfectly well
aware of what he was doing when ne
undertook the trip to the north pole and
if pluck, intelligence and physique could
he would be heard from. II might be
that his balloon would come down on the
northern coast of Alaska, in which case
it would take considerable time for him to
reach telegraph station. Then it might
descend in Siberia or Greenland, and
be heard from. Mr.. Kettle could not
venture an opinion as to what effect very
cold atmosphere, such as would be en-
countered in the polar region, would
have on Audree'S balloon. He appears to
be OF the opinion that Andree he's been
TO believe that he will be heard from
soon.