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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
INCIPIENT CONSUMPTION.
How One Woman Cured Herself With IA
Homemade Sirup.

"You would not believe that l was once
elected 10 die of consumption, said very
robust looking woman at the o'clock tea.
"Yet such is the case. l had had lung
trouble for four winters, and when | start
cd in on it for the fifth the doctors said
there was no hope for me unless | succeed
ed in getting the better of it at once. /
was young and gay and very far from
wanting 20 die, so l set myself TO work and
by dint of persevering unremittingly in
two simple remedies | gained the victory,
and l would advise some of you who are
suffering from cold and coughs 10 try at
least the simpler of these two cures. The
first requires such c0nstancy of purpose
that / am sure no one would keep il up UNI
less pretty far gone, though ii is nothing
more than a daily sun bath All that win
ter long, every day that the sun shone
found me sitting, stripped To the waist, for
two hours in the morning sunshine. Some
times my back was almost blistered, but
knew that the warm rays were bringing
me back to health and happiness, so l never
once yielded TO my inclination 10 skip
day.
1.-THE other remedy was mullen strip,
which l have since found etfectual in many
cases Of chronic coughs.
"Take two quarts Of compact mullen
leaves picked from stalks that have never
Powered. Place these in u stewpan and
put enough water on them TO just cover
them well. Let them simmer, not boil,
until the strength is all out Of the leaves.
Strain this juice, add cup Of brown sugar
and simmer again until "A sirup is formed; ;
then add "A pint of jamaica rum. Take
tablespoonful Of this sirup three times
day, or, if thought better, take "A less guam
tity whenever obliged to cough. Atlanta
Constitution.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
College Notes.

Henry Thompson spent Sunday with
his parents in Saginaw.
Owing to the Detroit game the indoor
meet has been postponed for one week
to March 10Th.
Prof. Davis addressed the farmers in
stitute i'll St. Louis Wednesday after
noon on, "The Work of the State
Geological Survey"
That noise i'll the College chapel Tues
day at a. III. was only senior class
meeting. The male members of the
class especially are very unruly.
The Juniors and Seniors have taken
up the study of Sociology. They will
soon be ready to advise Mckinney and
Sherman on the Coxey and kindred
movements.
A limited fare of one and One-third
will be charged TO Detroit on the event
of the basket ball game with Y. NJ. G..
A. team. Here is good chance for any
one wishing to visit the city.
Physical director Knox has arranged
for IA basket ball game with Detroit y.
Nj G. a team to be played in that city
on March 18th The Alma team Will be
constituted as follows: Kinnie, Cap
tain; Crane, Brooks, Scott and Johnson.
The fellows Will put up stiff game.
When III Detroit last Sunday, DR..
Bruske received genuine Egyptian
Mummy Kitten 5000 years old, as a gift
from Dr. d. NJ. Cooper to the museum.
The gift is IL very curious and interest
ing one and adds greatly to the museum.
Only few years and Alma will have Il
museum that will rival any in the state
The Alma delegation TO the Owosso
Y. VI. g. n. state convention, Maurice
Grigsby, Frank p. Knowles, b. S. Bates,
William Born, John b. Stevens, Weston
Johnson, Frank w. McCabe and
William f. Knox, came home Monday
noon, brim full of enthusiasm and
sounding high praise of the meeting.
Alma delegation played a prominent
part in all the deliberations, and held
up in very creditable manner the digni-
ty of the maroon and cream The fell
lows all declare that the report of work
in our association as given by Presi-
dent Knowles was one of the best Of the
convention. Alma boys pledged
twenty-five dollars to state work as an
association, besides each one making
individual pledges. The next years
convention is booked for Battle Greek
This is greater distance, but Alma
must have a larger delegation next year
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05

Chauncey Depew has great Ienown as an
after dinner speaker and is never at "A loss
for good story or witty retort. There is
great deal of preparation about Depew's
jokes, but many Of his bright sayings are
spontaneous and the result of the inspira-
ton of the moment.
1t is said that this very clever man keeps
O private secretary clipping good jokes
from the newspapers and has volumes of
scrapbooks, carefully indexed, filled with
side splitting stories adapted TO all the
exiRencies Of life. These jokes and stories,
It is alleged are studied carefully by De
pew, and with ready wit arc made apropos
whenever occasion demands
These aids 10 humor are, however, only
used as material by this very busy man,
who does not lack for inspiration in aid Of
himself. Depew can always relieve the ten
sion of "A strained situation bya humorous
turn, and this faculty was a characteristic
of his youth, as is illustrated by the fol-
lowing story:
When a boy, Depew was a slow and ex-
asperating reader one day he was al
tangled up over the phrase, MY yoke Is
easy, and my burden is light. +" His teacher
Numbered at him:
"Read that again, sir; you're all wrong
Chauncey dashed at the phrase with
great vigor and shouted:
My burden is easy, and my joke IL
light
In the laugh which followed the teacher .
anger evapoTated. Chicago TimesHerald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
School NJ OteS.

Lutte Bagley and Alton Brock have
been on the sick list.
Watson Irwin visited school Monday
and Tuesday afternoons.
Frank Grover has left school, and
Charley Van Wegen is his successor as
librarian.
Mrs. Timby visited school Tuesday
morning. Miss Frances Harlock visited
in the afternoon.
Hurbert Allen has returned from a
three weeks absence from school on
account of his mothers sickness.
Declarations by John Gerber Frank
Bennett and Eva Van Derbeke were
given in chapel exercises Tuesday morn.
ing. They were well selected and rem
dered.
The Young Mems Debating Society
held their first meeting Monday night
at the Light Guard Armory. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Frank
Grover, President; Charley Van Wegen,
Vice President; Alton Brock, Secretary;
Ray Bangs, Treasurer and Charley
Murphy, Critic.
The Sophomore class gave swell re-
ception at the Wright House parlors
last Friday night, for the Sophomore
classes of st. Louis and Ithaca. The
guests arrived early, and a very enjoy
able time was spent until ten o'clock,
when they entered the dining room,
which was tastefully arranged for the
occasion and partook of refreshments,
after which they spent the remainder Of
the evening in social visiting and play
ing games. The guests retired at two
o'clock.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
Grant. Early shin with Horses.

There was something mysterious in his
power to communicate To Il horse his
wishes. He could train a horse TO trot,
rack or pace apparently at will When he
was about / / years OF age, he made a repu-
tation among the boys by riding the trick
pony of u circus which came in trailing
clouds of gloritied dust one summer day,
like a scene from the Arabian Nights. "
at was small animal show and cir
Gus, said Judge Marshall, land one part
of the entertainment was 60 turn kan.
CARGO loose in the ring and ask some lively
footed boy to catch it. l considered myself
a pretty good runner in those days, and |
tried to catch the kangaroo, to the vast
amusement of the people looking on
Ulysses, however, was a plump boy and
not good runner. He made no attempt
ut the kangaroo, but was deeply interested
in the trick pony, which had been trained
90 thrCHv off any boy who attempted 20 ride
him. He was "a very fat bay pony, with no
name and nothing at all TO hang TO. Ulys-
SEES looked on for awhile, saw several of the
other boys try and fail and at last said, /
believe | can ride that pony. He antici-
pated the pony's attempts TO throw him off
by leaning down and putting his arms
around the pony's neck. The pony reared,
kicked and did everything he knew to un-
horse Ulysses, but failed. and at last the
clown acknowledged the puny's defeat and
paid the 50 which he had promised 20 the
boy who would ride the pony. AS Ulysses
turned away with the s. in his hand he
said TO the boys standing round, why,
that pony is as slick as an apple. Ham
lin Garland In Mcclure S.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
FISHES CAUGHT BULLETS.
A Man of-war's Mans Experiences In Fish.
ing While at Anchor.

group of officers stood on the after deck
T the monitor Terror rs the vessel lay In
the Horseshoe down at Sandy Hook one
afternoon and discussed whether there was
time TO fish from the dock for awhile be-
fore dinner Tho discussion brought forth
"a lot of naval fishing experiences When
the grist of stories had nearly run out, an
officer, who had been silent up to that
time cleared his throat and said:
Il suppose some of you will laugh and
sneer at my statement, but | want TO de-
clare that / have seen fish that could and
did catch bullets. We have all heard of
magicans who catch bullets fired at them
by members Of a squad. | can go that bet
ter by saying l have seen fish that really
did catch bullets fired in Il volley into the
water from a man-of war. 1t was on my
latest cruise. l had just been ordered to
the ship. The day that l arrived my fellow
officers said that they had part of the crew
drawn up for revolver practice At the
close of the practice volley was fired at
Rn imaginary enemy.
Later in tho day the officers began TO
fish for pleasure, and several fish were
caught In each of them was found n bull
let from the revolyers that had been fired
that afternoon. OF course l snOrted at the
idea and asked why they told such things
when there were 40 marines on board.
Then they said they would try IL again.
The squad was brought up and another
volley was fired into the water. We all
went TO fishing right away. In less than
half an hour we had two fine bass. We cut
them open, and there We're the bullets.
"Of course l saw what had happened.
The bullets went skipping across the water
and finally sank after having lost their
force. They were bright, and the fish
darted for them as they do for anything
bright that goes by Nevertheless had to
see it TO be convinced
Certainly we believe what you have
told US, spoke up fellow officer of the
Terror, for we've all had these odd expe-
riences In fishing from IA man-of-war.
Still, there's one thing you haven't ex-
planned You haven't told us how you sent
word TO those fishes TO come up to the ship
and be caught. New York Sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
sPoEejNa THE STOMACH.
ehe Use OF the Gyromele, Curious Sur
giCal Device.


While the latest discoveries I'm electrical
science and chemistry are widely herald
cd and get the lions share of praise In the
world of nonprolcssional people, the doc
tors oi the country are keeping quietly at
work devising new instruments and new
mechanical appliances tn lessen pain and
diminish disease. Hardly month passes
but some important improvement is made
In American surgical science and each
year shows distinct advance. Often some
notable new instrument comes out that
solves some long existing problem. Sur
gerry Is the one branch of modern science
where an inventors work avails him moth
ing except fame Tor it is against medical
ethics for doctor To patent n device or TO
get pay for making ii. All he can do is TO
get some instrument maker TO puC IL upon
the market and see that his br3ther ply
sicians share i'm its benefits.
One of the most curious devices of any.
thing in the surgeons lins is the Fyro-
mele, n delicatoly adjusted end novel in.
strument for spongng out the stomach
1t has been possible for many years to
wash out the stomach, and the instru-
ments made for this purpose have reached
a high state of perfection The gyromele,
however, has "A totally different purpose
and works on totally different principle.
1t is sponge at the end of two wire rods
which are inclOsed in rubber tubes. These
rods are flexible as well as slender, and IA
patient finds no difficulty in swallowing
the little sponge, rubber tubes and all.
The tubes ana the wire rods are just
long enough to protrude from the mouth
when the sponge has been swallowed and
is resting in the stomach. 1t is, Of course,
dampened just before insertion. The doc
tor then, seeing that his patient is comfort
ably settled, gently twists the wires. These
move the sponge backward and forward
and with any motion desired. The process
Is not only more agreeable 10 the sick man
or woman than the old method of actually
washing out the stomach, but il does the
necessary work better The mucous mem.
brane that lines this digestive organ is
delicate and tenacious, holding firmly par
ticles of food at certain times, and this
soft sponge surface that moves over 1t ac-
oomplishes quickly and even with some
thing Of pleasant sensation what repeat
ed tlOwings of water may not,
An old physician of New York tells how
In one case be was obliged 90 use l5 gal.
Ions of water 60 wash out a stomach, and
how with the final quantity small bits of
rice and other substances were brought up.
1t is not intended that the gyromele shall
supersede the old washing instrument but
that it shall be applied to certain cases.
New York Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
Joan of Arcs Strategy.

AT this epoch, when the art Of war was
In rudimcntary state, when hazard was
counted the chief element of success, Joan
was to discover and practice strategic
measures as new to her time as were those
which gave Bonaparte victory over Aus
tria at the time of the Italian campaign.
First Of the warriors of the middle ages,
Joan appreciated the advantages TO be
gained by reiterated attacks on an enemy
already shaken and dcmoralizcd without
leaving him the time between action to re.
cover and rcorgani2c. And this was not
the effect of happy accident. During the
entire campaign in every circumstance,
she again and again gave proof of the SUI
pcriOrty of her intelligence, aud this de-
spite all difficulties, in the face Of the i'll
will Of her jealousy indignant OF
bong superseded by mere girl Of low or
igin-hampered by the Incidence of the
king and carrying on her frail shoulders
the weight Of all decisions and the respon.
sibility of all initiative effort. To the
chiefs who sought to make decisions with
out consulting her she proudly asserted
Hold your counsel together / will hold
mine with the Lord God and his will pre-
vail The ardor of her prayers moved at
last the coward Incidence of the king, and
she succeeded in making him share her
enthusiasm, warming his cold heart at the
fire which burned within her. THE Ma.
tional Hero of France" 10y Maurice Boutet
de Monvel, in Century
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
MustaChea.

Talking Of BARRIERS very naturally brings
to mind the interesting subject Of mus
taches, for what boy is there who does not
look eagerly forward TO the proud time
when he can raise "a mustachef The wear
Ing of mustaches is such universal GUS
tom that we might suppose IL never had
special meaning or beginning; but the
fact Is that 1t did have a beginning several
hundred years ago and served very i'm
portant purpose for awhile. You will re-
member that for several centuries the
Moors had possession of Spain, but were
finally conquered or driven out by the
Christians. The Moors were believers in
MOhammedanism, and having made many
converts 1t was not always an easy mat
ter to tell Mohammedan from q Chris.
tian, and as there were constant conflicts
between the people of the two religions.
the Christians decided to adopt some sign
by which they could he distinguished from
the unbelieyers SO they let the hair grow
on the upper lip and on the chin in order
TO produce as nearly as possible the form
Of a cross, and in that way they were able
to recognize one another at all times and
hock together In times Of danger. -st.
Nicholas
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
Dover. n. H.. Oct. 81. 1S(

MEssRS ELY BRos:-The Balm
reached me safely and in so short a time
the effect is surprising, My son says
the first application gave decided relief
have shelf filled with "Catarrh
Cures" Tomorrow the stove shall re-
ceive them and Ely's Cream Balm will
reign supreme. Respectfully
Mrs. FRANKLIN FREEMAN.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size 50c Trial size 10 cents. We
mail it, ELY BROS,
56 Warren ST., n. Y. City.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
ANCIENT EXTRkVAGhNCE.
Lavish Display of Jcwclry by Men an~
Women.


The great display of jewels hy women OF
fashion on both sides Of the ocean L.- hD.t.
severely criticised, even by those who c5ulU
well afford to wear them if they desired To
But if the precedent OF history furnishes
any justification for this fashion the jewel
wcarcrs of the present day are thoroughly
justified According to Pliny, Lolita Pau.
line. the wife of Culigula wore on her
mead. arms, neck, hands and waist pearls
and emelalds To the value Of al, $50. 600
Faustina had ring worth $500, 600
Domitia had one for $500, 600 and Caesonia
had bracelet worth 500, 0O0 Seneca be-
walls that one pearl in each ear no longer
suilices TO adorn woman; they must have
three, the weight of which ought to be in
supportable TO them.
There were women in ancient Rome
whose sole occupation was the healing Of
the ears of the bellies who had torn or 9TH
erwise injured the lobes with the weight Of
their pendants. Poppeas earrings were
worth $3.50 OOC, and Caesars WIFE Calpur-
MIA had pair valued at twice that sum.
Marie de Medicis had dress made for the
ceremony Of the baptism of her children
which was trimmed with 80, 600 pearls and
1900 diamonds, and at the last moment
she found it was SO heavy she couldn {
wear it and had TO get another, But men
led in Che splendor of Nhe middle ages, and
Philip the Good of Burgundy often wore
Jewels valued at $500, 900 When he walk
ed along the streets, the people climbed
over each other 10 get look at him. The
Duke of Buckingham wore suit ut the
court OF 1t. James which cost 800, coo
The dress of the mobiles during the middle
ages was literally covered with gold and
precious stones San Francisco Chronicle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
Election Notice

Notice is hereby given that the annual vii
lage elt elton OF the village OF Alma Mich will
be held in the ANGEL building. on state street
in said village on
Monday. March 8 1897
at which time the following officers are
elected: one Village Pres dent, one Vilag,
Jerk. one Treasurer three Trustees for two
years and one Trustee for one year and one
Assessor he polls Of said election will be
opened at seven O'Clock a ~. or rs soon there.
sitter rs may be and will remain open until
five o'clock o. said V
Dated this 2ith day of February A. n 1897
BY ORDER OF ELECTION Inspectors OF SAID
VILLAGE
SETH A. Tubs Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
Glover of Three Leaves.

The clover of three leaves is in Ireland
considered an emblem of the Trinity, from
the tradition that ST Patrick used 1t while
preaching to confute the argument of O
hoathen How" said the man, "can
there be three gods in one and one In
threeS" St Patrick stopped and picked
up shamrock growing at his feet
Here" he said, "are three In one and
one In three Since that day the sham
rock has been the national plant of the
Emerald Isle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
MIR. Billions Philosophy,

"Most anybody can get along without
fretting when there Is nothing 10 fret
about" said Mr. hilltop, "but it takes
quite a chap to keep IA stout heart and a
cool head in the face of real troubles,
though L fancy that most of our troubles
are only imaginary. How few of them
ever wait to be tackled, If we once make a
downright, dead earnest rush for EMP
New York Sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05

NHANCERY NOTICE state Of Michigan, 29th
u Judicial circuit in Chancery. suit pending in
the ircuit Court for the county of Gratiot, in
chancery at Ithaca. on the 1th day OF February,
1877 Loyina Bcekman. complainant and william
J. O. Bcekman, defendant. In this cause 10 ap
bearing that defendant, MILAN j. Beekman.
l. not resident of this state, but j. resident Of
the state of Alabama or some state Of the luitcd
States i'm that vicinity Therefore. motion Of
Francis Palmer. solicitor for complainant. ~ is
ordered that defendant enter his appearance IN
.nid cause on OF before four months from the date
of this order and that within twenty dHy- the
complainant cause this order 10 be published 100
the ALMA RECORD, said publication 10 be contiu
ned once i'm ouch week for six week ia succession
g}56,. ARCHIE Mccall.
one of the Circuit Count Commissioner, for era
tot county. Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
Found,

A ladies gold watch and chain about
forty rods VESTS of Burton Gees resi-
dence in Sumner township, by Sarah
Gee. Owner can have the same by
calling at this office aud paying for this
notice.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
An Easy Living.

"where are you working now, Nary"
"Aint workin nowheres. / am in bust.
ness for myself got a couple dozen la
dies that pays me quarter week TO
come around and ask 'em for a place, and
II makes the hired girl they got mad, alI
shs Won't leaya Cincinnati E4auiSSs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
ReRistration Notice

Notice ia h'rehy given that the Board Of
Registration for the vi lrge OF Almr will be in
sessiun at the office o. v,nnRc cierk in the
chamber of The Fremans hall On
Saturday, March o. 1897
from nine O'Clock a m until eight q, lock p
IN. BY ORDER OF CJNCII.
SLTu A. TUBBs. Clerk
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-05
1t Grows

As cure for constipation and indi-
gestion Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
grows rapidly in favor W here introduced.
Children love its taste, fer it Is 80 pleas
ant Trial size l0c Regular size SOC
and 90 Of b. 5. Webb.