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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
A Stove Suggestion.

A housewife who has suffered from
beckache caused by leaning over the cook
stove, which usually stands several inches
too low for comfort I'm working, has had
her stove placed upon small platform, a
little larger than the stove and about 9
inches high, so that the cooking utensils
on the stove will be within easy reach
without stopping. Those who nrc plan.
ming houses would do yell to include such
q platform in their ideal kitchen. The
COST would be slight.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
Care of the Face.

For a face which i badly broken out try
-four Of sulphur Rub it well into the
skin every night just before retiring This
Is only good when the eruption proceeds
from impure blood. If the face breaks out
from Indigestion, use nux vomica II
from torpid circulation massage the face
carefully after washing
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

There is use for old lemon skins Aft.
er squeezing free of juice, they are used to
clean brass and copper Rub them with
soap and then dip in fire ashes or polish
Rub dry with a woolcn cloth or piece OF
channels.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

To prevent moist or oily hair from hav.
Ing an unpleasant odor different tones are
used Bay rum is excellent whisky and
rum are also good, but better than all is
cleanliness OF the scalp and hair To give
1t a dry shampoo is often the best remedy
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

Baggs-It is said that Dame Fortune
knocks once at every mans door.
Jaggs-Gucss it was her daughter,
Misfortune, who called on me.-Chica-
GO News.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
A Culinary Hint

Crimsonbeak-Do dogs ever get wor-
ried, do you suppose?
Yeast-Why, certainly! I saw one
yesterday in stew.
What was It, rabbit stew ?"-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

J M. Thirswend, of Grosbeck. TeX..
says that when he has a spell of Indigestion
ard feels bad and sluggish. he takes TWO of
DeWiti'a Little Farley Rsers nj night, and
he is I'll right the next morning. Many
thousands Of Others DO the same thing DO
your For Sale by b =. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
\ FAMOUS ti-,iApH.
o. M~vts In Poughkeepsie the Grave Of .
self Exiied Englishnan.

y
self Exiied Englishman.
There are some interesting epitaphs -
the old graveyards in Poughkeepsie, but
probably none of them has been 81 vide
ly known and admired as that on the
stone which marks the burial place Of
John Taylor in front of Christ church,
OH Academy street. This epitaph has
been widely published on both sides Of
the ocean, ii is said, and is believed to
have been written by the English poet
William Roscoe and sent over for his
friend Taylor's gravestone. Yet the
stone lies neg lected, and the last three
lines of the epitaph have been broker
off, probably during the work preceding
the building of the new church. The
epitaph was published in Benson j,
Lossing's book on "Vassar College and
Its Founder" and was greatly admired
and frequently quoted by Matthew Vas.
sar, Jr., as many of his friends remem-
Der The inscription and epitaph on the
stone are as follows;
In this spot
was inferred
ohm Taylor
Attorney at Law
the eldest son
OF Doctor John Taylor
OF Bolton le Moors England,
who died of the yellow fever
Sept 18th, 1905.
Aged 80 years.
Far from his kindred friends ard native slies
Here Wondering in the dust poor Taylor lies
Firm was his mind and fraught with various
lore
Ar1 Ia la I.o no
He low d his country, lov'd that spot Of earth
Which gave Hampden, Milton, Bradshaw
birth,
But when that country, dead TO all but gain,
Bowed her base neck and Rugged the Cypress
or's chain
Loathing the abject scene he dropped and sigh
Crossed the wild waves and here untimely
died.
Stranger what'er thy country creed or hue
Go and like him the moral path pursue;
Go, and for Freedom every peril brave
And nobly scorn TO be or hold slave.
The last line is one that has been par
ticularly admired and frequently quoted,
and it is gone from the stone, which is
broken off just after the fourth line
from the end. That this stone should
have been so mutilated seems little snort
of vandalism. John Taylor is said 10
have come TO this country about the
same time that the Nassar family came,
shortly after the close of the American
Revolution, and at time when the
English government was depressing all
outspoken friends of reform in fear of
repetition in England of the French revo-
luton. He was the uncle of Mr.. Hudson
Taylor, and the greatuncle Of Mr. Rob-
ert L. Taylor. His father, DR.. John Tay-
lor, was very prominent man IN Eng
land, with many influential friends, one
of whom was the poet Roscoe who
wrote the epitaph, which reminds one
very much % some Of Goldsmith's best
lines. Pong hkeepsie Eagle
To keep preserves from becoming moldy
put few drops of glycerin around the
edges of the jar before screwing on the
cover This Is IA sure preventive.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

There is no need Of little children being
tortured by scald head, eczema and skin
eruplions DeWit's Witch Hazel Salve
gives instant relief and cures permanently.
For Sale by b 5 Webb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

You can't afford to ri'k your life by
allowing cold to develop into pneumonia
or consumption. Instant relief and a Ger
tain cure are sfTorded by One Minute
Cough Cur. For Sale by b. 5. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
Progression.

Father-When | was a boy, children
had some respect for the advice of their
parents.
Son-Yes; but in those days the chill
dren didn't know any more than their
parents did.-N. Y. Truth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.

TO quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
actic. fun OF LIE. nerve and yigor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonder worker, t.1s makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or "a. Cure guaran-
iced Booklet aud sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicaro or New York
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

Disfguremen, for life by burns or scalds
may he avoided dy using DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salve the great renedv for piles
and for all inds Of sores aud skintrOublts
For Sale by b. :. w BIB
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
Herlin,s Fire RrIc.ds

Before fire brigade in Berlin starts
for fire the members are drawn up in
line, and in military fashion salute their
captain; then off they run, having lost
more than minute by this foolery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

You cant cure consumption but you can
avoid il and cure every other form Ct
throat or lung trouble by the use Of one
Minute Cough Cure. For Sale by b. :.
Wpbb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

WARNGNG.-P Persons who suffer from
coughs and colds should heed the warnings
OF danger and save themselves suffering
and fatal results 10y using One Minute
Cough Cure 1t is an infallible remedy for
coughs. colds, Group and all throat and
lung troubles For Sale by b. : Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

Small pill, safe pill, best pill DeWit's
Little Early Ristrs cure hiliOusness. cor.
stipation, sick he adache. For Sale by s.
Webb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
Educate Your Bowels WITH Cnscarets

Candy CathartiC. cure const patton fOrey er
l0c, 25c. II c =. . call. druggists refund money
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
MOTNER'S FRIEND

My wife suffered more in ten min
utes with either of her other two chill.
dren than she did altogether with her
last, having previously used four bot
ties Of Mothers Friend IL is a
blessing to any one expecting to be-
come a MOTHER )" says customer.
HENDERSON DALE, Carmi, Illinois.
OF Druggists at 81 90, or sent by mail on receipt
OF price. Write for book containing testimonials
and valuable information for all Mothers, free.
The Brsdfeld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

kc -carets Candy CalIurtlc. Zoe on sc.
g.. G. ,gil 10 cIrn druggist, refund money
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

| OF curt Alma. No. rs Hold, its regu-
! ar meetings iu thc " r. G. Hall VermeuliR
Block, on thc second Thursday iu each month al
sp m local time. Visitors welcome.
VI. y. CHAPLIN. c. Il. . EMERiCK, Il :.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

/ r. SUDAN. NJ. D., Physician and Surgeon
-. Office OF posite Chuicn blOck.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
lines. -'Poug hkeepsie Eagle.

To keep preserves from becoming moldy
put few drops of glycerin around the
edges of the jar before screwing on the
cover This Is "A sure preventive.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

" A. BAGLEY, Physician and Surgeon
IL. Office. Opera House Block. Office hours 80
10 80 aud tos p. IN. Diseases Of the eye and ear
a specially.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31

EAkL G.. TOkkkN, Attorney AT Law. special
IL attention given collections. Alma. Mich.
Office Ely building.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-03
Petpl0ed Rodses.

Three bodies, all of which were mort
or less petrified, were taken from st
Philomena's cemetery, ON Troy Hill, Al
legheny, yesterday. by the workmen
who are transferring the bodies to the
new cemetery at Homewood. One OF
the bodies was that of girl, about 10
years Of age. All Of them had been
buried about thirty years. The bodies
Of the man and woman were petrified
from the thighs down.
The best specimen Of the three was
that Of the girl, which was in a COM
plete state Of petrifcatiOn. A peculiar
ity about the body. however, was that
the limbs were hollow. a condition that
Is very seldom found. In removing the
remains from the grave the workrnen.
who were careless, broke the body In
two. All three were placed in box
and taken to the new cemetery. where
they were reinterred.
The body Of a man was also found
upon which there was superhuous
growth Of hair That Of the head was
almost nine inches long, while the beard
was fully a foot in length. The hair
had a vigorous and lifelike appearance
ard had undoubtedly attained its
growth after the body had been dead.
On account Of so many sight-jeers
in the cemetery, rule
has been passed to exclude all persons
except those who have first secured
permit emitting them TO watch the
work. The undertakers of Alleg heny
are now the principal spectators.-Pitts-
burg Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-03
For Falling Hair.

"E. S E" writes as follows 10 the
/ New York Sun:
About ten years ago the Sun publish
ed letter from Alabama, in which It
was stated that an old colored barber
had the only remedy 10 stop hair from
! falling out. Ii happened that my hair
was falling out al that time, and | test
ed the remedy. In a fortnight my hair
| was as firmly rooted as In boyhood.
Five years later, when again threatened
with badness, tried it with the same
result. 4 well-kn0wn gentleman In
Wall street was in such dread of bald
ness that he told me he had tried every
known remedy without any benefit
whatever. l prepared and presented
him with a bottle, and have received
word from him that 1t has wrought
perfect cure. When a mans head is
bald SO that his pate shines, the roots
are dead, and they can no more be re-
stored to vigor than a man who is dead
and buried can be brought back to life;
but when his hair begins TO fall out.
the roots are Ill or weak, and 1t is pos
sibie to cure aud restore them to their
old-time vigor. This Is all that can be
done, and any one threatened with
badness has the remedy in his own
hands. Here is the recipe: Fill a pint
bottle not quite full with alcobol: then
shove into the bottle all the fresh pine
shavings that 1t will hold. A great
many can be thus Introduced, since they
absorb the alcohol. Let it stand several
days, shaking now and then to help the
process Of absorption. The prepara-
ton is then ready. Saturate the hair
with it morning and night, rubbing It
into the scalp with the ends of the fin
gers. 1t Is well to filtrate the fluid
through porous paper. so as to free II
from particles Of the dust Of the wood
1t will come out as clear as crystal. A
few drops of glycerine should be added,
as otherwise the mixture is apt to make
the hair slightly harsh, and If desired
any kind Of perfume may be given. It
is the pine shavings and alcohol, how
ever, which do the work, and there is
no wash ever made for the hair that can
surpass or equal the virtue Of this one,
which is within the reach Of every per.
son
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-03
THE HOLE IN THE SEA.

Circles and bubbles atop Of the wavss
Where Jaeky plunged through - ~
darkest of graves.
Down. down, deep down, far under the
blue,
MAXIM a splash that the sunlight dsnced
through.
And it's marked in the log-book. the hole
I'm the sea.
rat south. 1850: Long. West, s."
Frock coats. and blue shirts, % clean ana
neat,
And Jack dressed in canvas from DIE
head 10 his feet.
Sewed mp tight with canister. grape. ano
black shot.
To carry him straight TO the burial lot
That's down. deep down, in the deep of
the sea,
Where many a sailor and lubber there be-!
"Sfany hying-iib down haulr' "Royai
clewl.nes stand byw
"Clew garnrts and buntlines; all hands
pull awayr'
"Weaiher main and lee cro'jack-braces
now haul"
"SaaNe leg there, my hearties, don't
- hear the pipes call?"
Now the ships all aback with u gind
n her head.
And r,auy for quarters to bury thu I'D.
Frock coats on the weather, blue shirts
on the lee.
Mariurs on the poop deck. a brave show
To see.
And tie -hy pilots dressed in his Sun.
dl:-br~, rig
And jack in his canvas. there. sewed
up 50 tri-.
All ready 70 plunge the gay sunlight
through
And make bubbles and circles atop of the
blue,
Charles II. Howland, in New York Sun.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-03

When E!ia wheeler Wilcox wrote Inv.
poem, having i1r title the came heading rs
this art.c.S, she touched q chord that vi
trsted - thousands OF hearts. For Ayers
Almanac, The Old Yellow Almanac OF
Tie ;c-p, Is intimately associated with the
GAYS and deeds of large part of the world S
population. How large part Of the popu-
iation tn general statement may include
can be gathered from the fact that the
yearly issue OF Ayers Almanac is from
IL, 600, 600 10 25. .G0O,G00 copies. 1t is printed
In iwenty-eight editions and In some
eighteen languages, Including, besides Eng
ish-Spanish, Portuguese. Dutch, German,
swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Bohemian,
WEIGH. Italian. trench, etc. rhs old style
almanac is looked upon by many as a relic
OF antiquity. especially the patent medi-
cine almanac" whose jokes are the butt
often OF the very papers IN whose columns
they first appeared. But there are almanacs
Lnd a!manacs. Ever since DR.. Ayers
Almanac mas been put out it has employed
as high class Of mathematical aud astro-
nomicai talent as is available in the country.
Iespeo: of the reliability OF its data aud the
accuracy Of its calculations with the U. s.
Nautical Almanac, and testimony to this fact
IL found year after year in the letters, re-
ferred to The Almanac depar ment of the
company, from students and mathematicians
in various parts OF the world. In irs per-
mHneDce and reliability Ayers Almanac
stands rs a very fitting type Of the Aver
Rernedies-indisppnsibl in the family and
reliable every day in the year The 1897
ed tion Of This useful almanac is now In
course Of distribution through the druggists
Of the country.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-03
sixty MILES an Houn.


"onosf al ->-haufcal Eject, ~ . r..
omotsve kunuing Q Mile . Minute.
AT sixty miles an hour the resista nee
OF train is four times as great as n ,e
at thirty miles-that Is. the fuel must
De four times as great in the one ca sc as
IN the other. But at sixty miles an hour
tnls luel must be exerted for a given
distance in half the time that II Ia at
thirty miles. 50 that the amount of
power exerted and steam generated in
given period Of time must be eight
times as great at the faster speed. This
means that the capacity of the boiler,
cylinders and the other parts must be
greater with a corresponding addition
TO the weight Of the machine. Obvi-
Ousiy, therefore. II the weight per
wheel. on account Of the limit Of
weight that the rails will carry, is limit
ed. We soon reach a point where the
driving wheels and other parts cannot
be further enlarged, and then we reach
the maximum speed. The nice adjust
ment necessary of the various parts Of
these Immense engines may be indicat-
ed by some figures as to the worl; per-
formed by these parts when the loco
motive Is working 1t high speed. Take
a passenger engine on any Of the big
railroads. At sixty miles an hour a
driving wheel FIVE and one-half feet In
diameter revolves Eve times every Sec
ond. Now, the reciprOcating parts of
each cylindar. including one piston,
piston rod, cross head and connecting
rod, weighing about $50 pounds, must
move back and forth a distance equal
TO the stroke. usually two feet every
time the wheel revolves, or in a fifth
OF second. 1t starts from a state of
rest at the end Of each stroke of the pis-
ton, and must acquire velocity Of
thirty-two feet per second In one-twen-
tieth of second, and must be brought
to state of rest in the same period of
time.
A piston eighteen .nches in diameter
has an area of 254la square inches.
Steam of 100 pounds pressure per
square inch would. therefore, exert q
force on the piston equal TO 3S,175
pounds. This force is applied alter
nately on each side of the piston ten
times in second.-Troy Budget.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-03

Teddy never meant to do it. Bd,
when Tom threw q SNOWFALL, what
could he do but squeeze up another
and toss it back? And how could he
know that naughty ball would hop
right over Toms head and 60 smash!
right through the window of Miss
Priscilla Prim's millinery shop. But
there was the broken pane, and the
glass scattered all over the ladies' bon.
nets.
Tom lodged around one corner, and
Teddy around the other When Miss
Priscilla looked out, the street was as
empty and still as If there was not one
little hoy in town.
Il got OF pretty well" thought Ted.
dy. IF she caught me, she'd make me
pay the whole eighty-seven cents'
Nobody bat Teddy knew how many
errands he had run and how many
paths he had swept and how much can.
dy and popcorn and butterscotch he
had not eaten to get together those
eighty.seven cents. AS soon as be could
earn just thirteen cents more they were
all to 60 for the little steam-engine In
the toy-shop window.
Just five minutes later Teddy stepped
into Miss Prisciila's shop with his little
red savings-bank in his hand. He emp.
tied it on the counter, and out came
rolling such a swarm Of dimes and nick.
els and pennies! Miss Priscilla was so
surprised that her eyebrows went right
nm IN her little gray curls.
Say, fred that SNOWFALL" said
Teddy. bravely. so I ought to pay fol-
it, course, you know"
We'll, you are an honest boyF' said
Miss Priscilla. "Rrt you are dreadful
careless"
Teddy went past the toy-shop win.
dow on his way houe, and he could not
help Just looking at the little engine.
But he was not sorry for being honest
not Q bt4-ysuohss 0s1psaisa
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-03
If All the Clocks Should Stop,

Supposlng all the clocks and watches
In the world should suddenly run down
with a click and a burr and a clatter
tonight at / O'Clock. How many boys
and girls are there who would be able
to tell the right time to 60 to school to-
morrow morning? 1t wouldn't be an
easy matter, would 1t, even If the sun
was shining out warm and bright? But
that's all because there are 80 many
tllnepieces everywhere that we get to
depending on them. Over in China,
where the people are very poor and
can't afford to own watches, how do
you suppose any cns knows when to
so to dinner, especially II it's a cloudy
dsy?
Why, by looking at the cat For IN
China a cat Is not only q mouser and a
pet, but a clock. When a Chinaman
wants to know the time he runs to the
household tabby, opens her eyes and
al once tells what time 1t IL. This he
does by looking at the pupils of the
eye, which he has discovered to be of
varying sizes at different hours Of the
day, being affected by the position Of
the sun, even when the day is cloudy:
Another curious clock, which any Of
our boys and girls could easily make,
Is used by the natives Of the Pacific
Stands. 1t is made Of the half Of a
,ocoanut shell, cut smooth at the edges,
nd having a very small hole bored in
he bottom Of 1t. This shell Is placed in
4 pail Of water and a small stream
spurts up through the hole in a tiny
fountain. In Just one hour-so care
fully has the hole been bored to the
proper size-the shell sinks with q gurs-
ling sound that serves the same pur.
pose as the striking Of clock. The
native promptly lifts it ont and sets It
afoat again to measure the next hour.
No doubt the native mother may be
heard calling to her Little son Joey
Conch-Shell, who likes to lie abed in
the morning:
Joey, Joey, jump up; it's whole
shells after sunrise, and time that you
went out and saddled the giraffe for
Sister Sue to take a ride"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-03
Her Rcason.

@Maria," said Mr.. Dawson, why do
you always keep the window shades
down? The house looks like dungeon
TO ne."
II want to be able to say" his wife
replied, that my neighbors have called
on me. You don't suppose that any Of
them would come if they could see from
the outside what we've got, do your
Cleveland Leader.