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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
A GOLD CLIMATE,



Cold is merely a relative term. The
resident OF the semi-tropical countries
shivers when the thermometer falls t.
80 degrees. while the Laplander and
Eskimo think IL is comfortable at zero.
For real cold, and plenty of it, ore
must go TO the polar regions. Think
OF living where the mercury goes down
TO 36 degrees below zero i'm the house,
In spite of the stove. Of course, in such
a case. fur garments are piled on until
a man looks like a great bundle of skins.
DR.. Moss, of the polar expedition OF
1876, among other things, tells OF
the effect of cold on a wax candle which
he burned there. The temperature was
IS degrees below zero. and the doctor
must have been considerably d~iscour.
aged when. looking at his candle, re
discovered hat the flame had all Il
could do to keep warm.
II was so cold that the fame could
not melt all the wax of the candle, but
was forced 10 cut it's way down. leav-
ing a sort Of skeleton of the candle
standing.
There was heat enough, however, TO
melt oddly-shaped holes in the thin
walls of wax, and the result was a beau.
tiful lace-like cylinder OF white. with a
tongue of yellow flame burning inside
of II and sending out into the darkness
many freaks of light.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
u &C. of Salt.

A little salt rubbed on the cups will
remove tea stains. Salt into whitewash
will make it stick better. Use salt and
wat-r 70 clean willow furniture, apply.
Ing il with a brush and rubbing dry.
Ginghams or cambrics rinsed in salt and
Water Will hold their color and LOOK
brighter.
Salt and water make an excellent
remedy for inflamed eyes. Hemorrhages
of the lungs or stomach are often check.
ed by small doses Of salt. Neuralgia Of
the feet and limbs can be cured by bath
Ing night and morning with salt and
water as hot as can be borne. After
bathing rub the feet briskly with q
coarse towel. A gargle of salt and water
strengthens the throat, and, used hot,
will cure a sore throat. As a tooth pow
der salt will keep the teeth white and
the gums hard and rosy.
Two teaspoOnfuls of salt in half a pint
Of tepid water is an emetic always on
hand and is an antidote for poisoning
from nitrate of silver New York sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
The Rhone n Light Hearted River.

OF all the rivers which, being navi-
gable, do serious work III the world, the
Rhone is the most devil may care and
light hearted. In its 900 mile dash
down hill from the lake of Geneva to
the Mediterranean its only purpose
other than that of doing all the mischief
possible-seems to be frolic fun. And
yet for more than 1000 years this ap-
parently frivolous, and frequently ma
levolent, river has been usefully en-
ployed in the service of mankind.
1t has served under many masters. In
the Rhone valley of the present day Gel.
tic flints and pottery underlie Roman
ruins here and there "a bit of Roman
magnificence remains almost intact. On
the hilltops still stand the broken strong
holds of the robber mobiles who main.
tanned their nobility upon what they
were able to steal. Naturally, these
ruined castles, and the still existent
towns Of the same period, being so con-
~spicuously i'll evidence, the flavor Of the
river is most distinctly medieval, but
everywhere, to the discerning eye, are
traces Of the barbarism, of the civiliZa-
ton and of ehe semibarbarism which sue
cessively were plOwed under before what
we have the temerity to call our WI
civilization began. Thomas a. Janvier
In Centprv
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
vlcCors Supply Hard Boiled Eggs.

There is a strange custom attendant
upon local elections which has existed
in Brown township, Delaware county,
o., for tho last 30 years. 1t is that 81
eating 40 dozen hard boiled eggs on
election night at the expense Of the sue
cessful candidates. Neither the bill Of
fare nor the number Of eggs is ever va
ried. Each year IA committee is selected
to secure the eggs and prepare the feast.
When the count is finished, the eggs are
passed around and the banquet begins.
The persons who are elected foot the
bill. Party feeling never inteIferes with
this part of the election proceedings, and
it is an unwritten law that the feast is
10 be- furnished. But one man ever dared
TO brave popular sentiment and refuse
10 pay his share Of the expense. He had
been elected by a good plurality, but
was turned down at the next election for
no other reason than his want Of respect
for the custom. The election for the
township is held at the little village OF
Eden, where the greater part Of the
township is gathered IN the night Of the
feast. No ~ knows how the ceremony
originated. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
Illustrntiua q Sermon.

A north country clergyman once MADE
slear even TO the Gullest of bis flock the
difficulty Of treadIng the straight and
narrow path. as coIt1asted with descent
on the spacious highway leading in the
other direction. Ecfore he was we'll
started in his discourse he ran down the
pulpit stairs and proceeded to suit the
action to the word.
"My brethren, " he cried, "the road
30 heaven is like this" And lying fiat
N the banister he began to pull himself
up, hand over hand, as laboriously Us 9
boy climbs as creased pole.
At last he reached the top, and gos
on his feet again, happy in his Christian
victory. Then, having taken breath, he
srhortcd his hearers TO look at the road
to the other place, doubled one leg un.
der him ,uI slid down the rail in s.
hall sitting posture with u rapidity an6
grace that betrayed a juvenile familiar
itv with the ronte. -Pearson's Weekly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
STOP IT NOW !
stop rt Quickly, Just the Same a Did
Mr.. Charles II. Hoffman, of 1872
Ten Eyck Street, Jackson.

If you have a pain in your back, stop IT.
\ lame back, stop it, An aching back,
stop it, Do you want to know how 2 Let
MS tell youl In the first place, never try
10 rid yourself Of pain without knowing
the cause. If pain or ache exist there
is reason for il. Find out this reason
and get after il. Strike cause a stiff
blow with the right weapon, and its allies,
pain and ache, will flee like Chaff before
the wind. To get right down to it, back
ache is indicative of kidney disorders. a
SPY placed there by nature; listen to his
warnings and take up the weapon, strike
before disease is reinforced with allies
that can not be routed by hand of man
such as Bright's disease. Let us introduce
10 You this weapon Let us prove its su.
pcriority To- al! othcrsl Here is "A blow il
struck:
Mr.. Charles II. Hoffman is a fireman on
thc VI. G. II r., and resides at 1872 Ten
Eyck Street, Jackson, Mich. He says:
d" ! have suffered for "A long time from %
Kidney and bladder disorder which has at
times rendered me incapable of work;
have been at the hospital for my complaint
and discharged from there as cured. but
the old complaint has invariably come
back again. Some time ago | heard OF
Doan's Kidney Pills, and | began taking
them, with most gratifying results.
Urinary complaints which bothered me
greatly are very much improved. and the
pain | suffered in my back has entirely
left me, my general condition is much i'm
proved. | would not like to be without
Doan's Kidney Pills. | think others should
know what a valuable remedy it is"
For sale by all dealers. price 30 cents.
Mailed by Foster. Milburn Co, Buffalo,
\ Y, sole agents for the L. $. Rcmcm.
Der the name, Deans, and take no other.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24

&. |. Amey, Of Ottawa, an expert
enced prospector who has been in the
region since spring, claims to have dis
covered four placer claims at some dis
lance from Lake Wawa, but does not
intend TO divulge their location until
he has cinched claims. He is now at
Ottawa. When he left Missir able last
week he had with him samples of the
washings which contained particles of
gold varying in size from mere specks
to nuggets about as big as a grain of
wheat. Mr.. Amey said that the gold
was to be found in river banks from 40
to 80 feet IN height and that the soil is
gravel and on the surface runs 40 cents
TO the pan. The samples he had were
contained in four small bottles contain
ing as he said, washings from each de-
post. The surfaces of the little mug
gets when viewed with a glass were
seen to be much worn and corrugated
showing that they had been subjected
TO water action.
The North Shore steamer will make
another trip up this afternoon and will
have about 20 passengers for the Wa
Wa country. All of them are from out
side points. But few tendprfppt are
now going in, the majority of the pros
pectors being experienced men Injured
TO the hard work that is before them.
Many of them are representing eastern
parties in the United States and Canada.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24

1t will take some time to unravel the
tangle caused by different parties stalk.
ing out the same claims at Lake Wawa,
and also because of the Ontario govern
ment bringing the locality under the
new mining act, which prevents any one
man from taxing up more than a single
claim of % acres. But few who have
staked out CLAIMS during the past two
weeks know just where they are at
Many have made application for 40 to
800 acres and will be compelled to make
a selection of % acres from their hold.
ing. This, of course, will permit many
others to come in close to where the
most promising indications are found
and will undoubtedly prove a good
thing for the new country.
The Dickinson-Mackey, the Railroad
syndicate, and u few other claims,
which were filled early, will not come
within the provisions of the new mining
law. 1t will take several weeks %
straighten out all of the claims. Crown
La d Surveyor Cozzens came down to-
day to secure assistance. Owing to the
rough character of the country a survey
party can run only a line of a mile and
a half per day under the best conditions.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
ANIMAL
LAoness Who Nursed u Puppy-The Cst
and Her Chickens.

Animate form very strong and very
strange friendships. says The New York
Journal. Thus. for instance, a lioness
from Somaliland has recently taken un-
der her most tender protection a YOUTH
full buli-teTrier, which She treats as wen
Is if he were her own son and heir. Curl
ously enough, she will have nothing
whatever 10 do with her young friends
afTectionate brothers and sisters, and
while the favorite reposes securely UNI
der her protecting paw, she has nothing
but a very suggestive snarl for all the
rest.
Again, there is "A young Maltese eat,
which, ON finding out i'm some m~ysteri.
Gus tanner that "a nestful of tiny chick
ems were left motherless, took the or
phaned family at once i'm hand Tor,
rather, paw and the fluffy party made
themselves Immediately at home in the
warm fur GOA of the strange foster
mother. If, we are told. one Of the ba~
bies ever happens 10 stray toe far afield,
the furry fostCr-mother recalls il at
once with n plaintiff new.
An equally curious case is told by
NJ. Belief of a terrier and a eat, both
Of whom were the mothers of happy
families in the same stables, eXchang-
ing their progeny and nursing and
tending their adopted children with the
utmost care. At the Jardin DIES Plantes,
Ia Paris, a lioncsS and a hound live in
the same cage in perfect peace and
friendship, and in n corner in north
Germany a gamekceper has recently
reared a mixed litter of pups and fox
cubs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
GOLD ON BOTH SHORES.
Lake Wawa in the New Fields of Michi-
picoten II ~ Rich Mar. ms.

Lake Wawa ia the New Fields of Michi-
picoten H = Rich Mar ms.
At Sault Ste Marie last Friday the
North Shore steamer arrived from
Michipicoten at five o'clock last Friday
morning. with about IA dozen passengers
from Lake Wawa. BY this boat the
Railroad syndicate, which has IL 40
acre locations on the north and south
shores of the lake, received "A letter from
one of its prospectors, which stated that
free gold had been discovered in a vein
on their property on the south side OF
the lake. This assures them gold bear
ing veins on either side of the lake, and
they are more confident than ever
that t ey have Il mighty good thing
there.
j. l.. Caverhill, the wealthy Montre-
aler, in whose interest Prof. Alex. Me
Kenzle went TO the new region and eX-
amined the Dickinson-Mackey claim, is
among those on the ground now. Mr..
Caverhill is there for the purpose of
closing a deal with Mr.. Dickinson for a
forty-nine one-hundredth interest in the
claim, for which he will pay $4,000.
Dickinson will retain the controlling in
terest i'm the claim, which includes 40
acres in all. 1t is Mr.. Caverhill's inten-
ton to sink a shaft at the earliest prac-
ticable moment.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
Carlyle.

Carlyle certainly tal'ght us TO have 8
keen scent FOX cant and 20 ahhOr il.
though his horror Of cant certainly some
times became a car. of his own. Tbs
habit IF deuuunc II cant is very apt g.
blind us 20 the cant of denunciatiop
Until men leave of eloquent general
ties and look quietly into their ~ a.
hearts without blast of trumpcts ana
glOrification Of themselves for stripping
themselves Of can they will not stric
themselves Of the very habit which mos:
s%ndangers their truthfulness and SINGER
~. Carlyle taught Us TO despise cant,
but hardly 10 detect it IN ourselves.
His genius was as impatient as his
industry was patient. There was no toll
which he would not 90 through TO make
his books workmanlike, but a great
many Of his carefully compiled facts
proved to be more or less adapted TO
spoil the effect Of his impatient cpl
grams, a great part of Carlyle's genius
was a genius for happy exaggeration,
though it was IA kind Of eXaggeration
which brought out, as nothing else could
have brought out, the real drift and sig
niticance of social and political facts.
Never did any man preach the duty Of
submitting to wise authority more elo,
quently, but never was there a man Of
genius who was less inclined to subju-
gate his WI mind 10 the authority for
which he professed SO Platonic an affec-
ton. He has flashed all manner of bril-.
liant lights upon character and history.
but ho has not found for us any coherent
code Of wisdom or any valuable avenus
to religious truth. London Spectator.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
A Place For Hosea.

Dean Hole, in his Little Tour In
America" gives the following good
story, which was picked up at an enter
tainment given in his honor by the Lotos
club Of New York. The quaintest story
OF the evening vas told by DIR. Greer Of
q tedious, monotonous preacher who
bad exhausted the patience of his hear
ers by an elaborate dissertation on the
four greater prophets, and when, to
their sad disgust, he passed on to the
minor and asked, "And now, my breth-
rem, where shall we place Hosea?' a
man rose from the congregation and
made answer:'You can place him here.
sir. I'm off.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24

think much Of the cutlery against
sandy is the result of wrong methods Of
use. 1t can often be safely taken at meal
time with good results. Scientists say
that the food value of sugar is ver7
great. A pound of sugar contains much
more energy and power to support ami
NAL life than Il pound Of meat. If candy
Is taken under such conditions that il
will not derange the digestive apparatus,
It is perfectly wise and rational to be- .
candy eater. Annals OF Hygiena
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
King Humbert and His Soldiers.

King Humbert, in the name of him.
self, of Queen M%argherita, and of the
princes OF the royal family of Italy, has
given to- the government for the fam
lilies of the dead and wounded soldiers
in Africa the sum of 100000 francs,
This sum is to be distributed without
distinction between the Italian and the
native soldiers, who fought side by side
against the Abyssinians. King Hum
bert has also expressed his intention OF
furnishing, if necessary, another sum OF
1000, 900 francs, in his name and that OF
the queen, to be divided among the
wounded.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
Curious Insurance..

A curious form of life insurance is
springing up in French manufacturing
towns under the name Of La Fnurmi
(the anti. The popularity is that the
longer a man lives the less he becomes
entitled 10. The payment Of 81 a month
assures the payment Of 81, 600 to the
heirs of "a mar dying before the age Of
IS, the payment diminishing proper
tionately 10 500 AT =. The idea seems
to be that ii Il man dies young his chill
dren are Likely to be in want, but that
when he i 20 they will no able TO ear
their living
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
A Travelling Crematory.

A travelling military crematory has
been invented to dispose of the bodies
of soldiers killed in battle. L. looks,
says the Buffalo Express, very much
like an army over on a large scale, and
is drawn by eight horses. The inventor
Ga Polish engineer claims that this ar
rangcmentfwould obviate any epidemic
arising from the burial Of many bodies
In one place during a campaign. Ger
~many-ever in the val Of military inno-
vation-proposes TO test the invention.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24

Among the thoroughly experienced
ana practical miners who are at Wawa
is n. +. Vance, lately of Colorado, who
has been in the mining business the
past 30 years. He was sent to the new
region by a syndicate TO investigate.
A gentleman just down from there
had an interview with Nh. Vance, who
gave it as his opinion that the region
would turn u well in the precious
metal. He stated that the formation
vas dissimilar in many respects TO any
he had seen in the west, IN that parti-
cular bearing out what other western
miners who have been there say regard
Ing 1t. Mr.. Vance was of the opinion
that the gold bearing quartz was not an
isolated deposit. Several assays Of vein
matter taken from both sides of the
lake and from six different locations
have been made with a showingin gold
of from So TO $3.50 to the ton, the quartz
being selected, and containing no free
gold that could be seen. Assays of
some of the quartz would 90 up into
the thousands of dollars. Seven of the
assays were made in Montreal, and are
Incontestably correct.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
walrus whiskers For Toothpick,.

A peculiar but profitable industry
which DR.. Benjamin Sharp discovered
,mong the natives of Alaska is the
preparation and sale of walrus whiskers
Tor toothpicks. Nature has armed the
walrus with growth of whiskers which
extend three or four inches out from its
nout, with the apparent motive Of en-
Abling it to detect the presence Of an
iceberg before actual contact has result
ed. These whiskers are quite stiff. and
his quality improves with age. When q
walrus is killed, the natives proceed to
pull out with the aid of rude pinchers
each separate WHISPER. After "a thorough
drying they are arranged in neat pack
ages and exported TO China, where they
are considered a necessary appurtenanos
If the Chinese dude.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
A BIG BEAVER.
Discovery of the Skull of "A Monster Of
the Ouarternary Age.


the Ouarternary Age.
One of the rarest of fossil remains has
been unearthed in Michigan, neal the
Indiana state line, and is now in the
possession OF George \. Baker, of South
Bend, Ind, says the Cincinnati Com
mercial-Gazette. 1t is the skull OF a
mammoth beaver, a monster OF the
quaternary age, existing contempora-
Ieously with the mastodon and mega
therium. In only five other instances
in the United States, and in this coun-
try alone, have any portion of the re-
mains OF a mammoth beaver been
found, and these were always of the
teeth or skull, but generally of only the
teeth. The first discovery was at Nash
port, Licking county, o., by Prof. Fos-
ter. whose find, II skull, is described in
American Roenti by Prof. Allen, and q
cast of which was taken by Prof. Agas
siz, and the cast alone remains.
The skull possessed by Mr.. Baker is
12Hinches long, is about 6 inches wide.
and stands about 8 inches high. II
has the teeth and also the great
incisors used in tree-cutting; the incis-
ors are aboat Q inches long and ~
inches in diameter. 1t was found in q
bog, and from comparisons with other
specimens il is the largest and finest
specimen now known TO exist. The
live animal could not have weighed less
than 400 pounds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
.Si.rod Morning" In Samoa

I had TO go down to Apia FIVE or Ella
different times, and each time there
were 100 black boys to say GOOD
morning" TO. This was rather a tedious
BUSINESS. and. as very few Of them IN
swered at all, and those who did only
with a grunt like Il pigs, it was several
times in my mind TO give up this piece
of puliteness. The last time / went
down l was almost decided; but wheb
/ anne 10 the first pair Of blacx boys,
and saw them looking SO comic and so
melancholy. l began the business over
again. This time / thought more Of
them seemed TO answer, and when l got
down 10 the tail end where the carts
were running, / received IA very pleas
ant surprise, for one Of the boys, who
was pushing at the back of a cart, lift
ed up his head, and called out to me in
wonderfully good English, You good
maD-always say good morning" It
was sad to think that these poor crea-
lures should think so much Of so small q
piece of civility, and strange that (think-
ing so) they should be so dull as not IT,
return it.-Robert Louis Stevenson u
ST. Nicholas.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
London Meat Inspection.

All meat that is declared unfit for
food by the official inspectors in London
IL Immediately removed to the CON
demned meat shed in the Central mar
ket at S%mithfeld. Here is a series Of
tanks made OF thick slate, and each with
q capacity of 600 gallons. The meat il
first slashed and disfgsred, and then
subjected 10 a chemical bath which has
the effect not only of discoloring AMI
deodorizing It, but also of stopping de-
composition,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
Meat and Bad Temper.

Mrs. Ernest Hart, a specialist on diet,
writes lone deplorable result of excess
i've meat eating in England is the i'll
temper which is "a chronic moral com
plant among Us. In no country, l be.
lieve, Is home rendered 50 unhappy and
life made SO miserable by the i'll tenn.
per of those who are obliged TO live to-
gether as in England. If we compare
domestic life and amer in England
with those of other countries where
meat does not form such an integral ar.
ticle of diet, a notable improvement
will be remarked. In less meat eating
France, urbanity is the rule Of the home;
IN fish and rice eating Japan, harsh
words are unknown, and an exquisite
politeness TO one another prevails even
among the children who play together
in the streets. In Japan never heard
rude, angry words spoken by any bu>
Englishmen. l am strongly Of the opin-
ion that the i'll temper Of the English is
caused, III 81 great measure, by "a too
abundant meat dietary combined with
a sedentary life. The half oxidized PROD
ucts Of albumen form urates and uric
acid, which, circulating in the blood,
produce both mental and moral disturb
ances. "-InndOn Globe.