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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-23
Bv Bin MajorItv

Kalamazoo, Mich, Oct. 2O.-Ths
proposition to bond this city for So.
900 in order to secure West Michigan
Normal was carried today by vote
OF ss4 TO 119. Nearly one-fourth OF
the voters were women.
This secures for Kalamazoo the new
Normal school and the acceptance OF
all the obligations placed upon the city
by the state board OF education.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-23
General AIqer TRAVELLING.

Prescott, Ariz, Oct 20.-General
Russell A. Alger, ex-secretary Of war
and Cornelius n. Bliss. ex-secretary
OF the interior. left here for Los An
geles today after a visit in the ter
ritory extending from the Mexican line
on the south to the Santa Fe railroad
on the north
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-23
Bled 10 Death.

Flint, Mich. Oct Cora Grove
bled TO death at the home of his moth.
er. in Richfeld township. He was sui
fering from pneumonia. when g
gums began bleeding and the physi-
clans were unable to stop it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-23
Ship Struck by Tidal Wave.

London, Oct 19-The Cunard line
steamer Etruria, from New York Oct.
10, which arrived at Liverpool Sun
day, reports having been struck by a
tidal wave on the day she left New
York. Several persons were injured,
including Mrs. W. w. Hall. a saloon
passenger, who had her ankle frac.
tured and her hip dislocatsd. She has
been removed to Liverpool hospital.
W. w. Hall, her husband, who suffered
with a weak heart, died on Oct. Is
from shock. The port side Of the cap
tain's bridge and number ri
stanchions were carried away by the
wave
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-23

when they are affected, life is in
danger" says DIR Abernethy, the great
English physician. Foley's Kidney
Cure makes sound kidneys. Sold by
Chas. G.. Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-23

Builds up muscular flesh, healthy It's
sue, rich. red blood; clears the stom-
ach, kidneys and liver. That's what
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 50 cents.
Bivins & Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-23
Snow In New York.

Plattsburg, n. Y, Oct. 19.-Northern
New York had its first snow storm OF
the season Sunday. The mountains
about Lake Placid. Loon lake, Chateau.
quay lake and Lake Titus are white
With cnnw
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-23

Monday, Get. 10.


DETROIT.-Wteat: No. l white
S6c: No. red SEC; Dec SEC; NAV
SEC. Corn-No. 3 mixed. Arc; No. .
yellow. 1910 Oats-No 3 white $40
Rye-No. 2. SIC Beans-Spot 81 %,
Nov, 81; Dec, s1.sS. Clover-Oct.
1907; Dec, 1865,
CHlCAGO.-Wheat: Dec, S012c,
May. So&c. Corn-Dec., 447sc; MAY.
1880. Oats-Dec., 365sc; May, 37Ac
Pork-May. 1920 Lard-May. sG7S.
Ribs-May. s642
Live Stock Markets.
DETROIT-Catt Choice steers
t470G4s0; good to choice butcher
steers, 1000 TO 1900 10, s415Q450,
mixed butchers fat cows, s250@3.50:
good shipper bulls. s5uS.5O Yea!
calves. s49470; mich COWS and
springers. s25Q55 Best lambs $50
525; fair to good lambs. s475Q5; light
to common lambs, s4Q450; yearlings.
3325d3.75; fair 10 good butcher sheep
$3G350; culls and common. sl.50d
2.25. Hogs-Light TO good butchers.
s5.S0G5s5; pigs, s4.50Q540; light
Workers, s5.60q5.70; roughs, s450Q5
CHICAuU.-Dattle: Goou TO pr4me
steers, s51OQ5S5; poor TO medium
$3s0Q475; calves. sl.z5G735. Hogs
Mixed and butchers. s55o@615; light
$5.50Q6.10. Sheep and lambs, steady;
good TO choice wethers. S330G425;
fair to choice mixed. sans; native
lambs, s350Qs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-23
Grand Trunk R'y System.


All trains except sunday.
c. G.. ROBINSON, Agent,
Owosso, Mich.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
To Judge n Rivers Breadth.

1t Is necessary to make use only of
the eyes and the brim of hat to meas
ure the width of any ordinary stream
or even of good sized river, and here
Is the way to do it:
Select part of the river bank where
the grounds run back level and, stand
ing at the waters edge, fix your eyes
on the opposite bank. Now, move your
hat down over your brow until the
edge Of the brim Is exactly on a line
with the water line on the other side
This will give you a visual angle that
may be used on any level surface, and
If, as has been suggested, the ground
on your side of the river be fiat you
may "lay off, corresponding distance
on it. To do this you have only to hold
your head perfectly steady, after get
ting the angle with your hat brim, sup
porting your chin with your hand, II
necessary. and turn slowly around until
your back is toward the river. Now,
take careful note of where your hat
brlm cuts the level surface ef the,
ground as you look over the latter, and
from where you stand to that point
will be the width of the river, q dis
tance that may readily be measured by
stepping. If you are careful in all
these details, you can come within q
few feet of the rivers width.-Detroit
Free Press
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
A Marvel of Science.

During a visit to the south with an
eclipse expedition some years ago an
eminent American professor met an old
negro servant whose duty it was to
look after the chickens of the establish
ment where he was staying. The day
before the eclipse took place the pro-
fessor in an idle moment called the old
man to him and said, "Sam, If tomOr-
row morning at II o'clock you watch
your chickens you will find they will all
go to roost."
Sam was skeptcal, of course, but
when at the appointed time next day
the sun in the heavens was darkened
and the chickens retired to roost the
negro's astonishment knew no bounds.
He approached the professor in awed
wonder. "Massa," he asked, chow long
ago did you know dat dem chickens
would go to roost?"
"Oh, long time" said the professor
airily.
did you know year ago, nassau
Eyes"
"Then dat beats de debil!' exclaimed
the astonished old man. "Dem chick
ems weren't Matched year ago."
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Her Lateat RreaIx

"My six-year-old girl is an awful
chatterbox," said a broker, "and the
worst of it is that when we have guests
at the house she is continually making
breaks of the worst sort-breaks that
tend to rattle the dry bones of the fam
fly skeleton in the closet. Recently
when we had company at dinner she
allowed her tongue to run away with
her. as usual, the result of which was
that she very much embarrassed both
her father and mother, although the
guests, am free to say, seemed de-
lighted. 1 had very serious talk with
her and impressed upon her, or tried to,
that she must not tell any family Sc
cret. The next time we had company
she was permitted to come to the table
only by promising that she wouldn't ut
ter a word. She behaved beautifully
and had nothing to say until the des-
sert was about to be taken away. Then
her lips began to quiver, and finally she
burst into tears. Why, what's the mat
ter, darlingY her mother asked. II
want some more Ice cream, If that isn't
a family secretI she walled between
sobs. s."-Philadelphia Record.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
The Origin of Johnnycake.

No doubt many others besides the
writer may have wondered how johnny
cake came to be thus named. When a
child, settled it for myself by mag
lining John Smith, whom Pocahontas
saved, had something to do with it.
The cake, being made of Indian meal,
became thus associated in my mind
with the historical name A writer In
the Housekeeper says:
In tracing the term we find ourselves
at a time antedating by many years
steam cars and hotels on wheels, in an
age when mankind depended entirely
upon his four footed companions for
transportation and had only saddlebags
in which to carry his luggage. Tav-
erns were few and far apart, and a
lunch was always acceptable. Corn
meal, forming SO large a part Of the
dietary in those days, held chief place
in making up the lunch. Wet with wa
ter and little salt added, it was baked
in shape that stored away in the sad
dlebags nicely and was called journey
cake. This is the origin Of our modern,
unconventional johnnycake.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Postponed Her B.tb.

Miss Flora Shaw, the well knowE
correspondent of the London Times
was once travelling through Africa In
a bullock wagon. The sun was blaz-
ing, the bullocks were slow, the dust
was indescribable. She was making
for q frontier town, where she antici-
pated the comforts of bath. At the
entrance to the place Miss Shaw, dead
beat, dusty and irritable, found her
self confronted with the ordeal Of a
public reception. The officials read
her a welcome. She was as civil as
she could be. Then she bolted for the
hotel. She gave but one order-"Hot
water, Quickr'
She sat on the edge of the bed and
waited. Some minutes passed At last
a black servant entered with tin yes
sci, in which there was something
steaming. Seizing it, Miss Shaw pour
ed out a milky, odoriferous liquid. She
turned to the servant for an explana-
tion.
The hotel was very short of water.
As a distinguished guest, a point had
been stretched for her. They had sent
her the water in which the fish had
just been boiledi
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
A.0Tipn For the Waiter-


Everything all right, sir?" asked
the waiter.
The patron nodded, but still thu
waiter lowered near.
"Steak cooked to suit you, sir?" he
asked again presently.
Again the patron nodded.
Potatoes the way you like 'em,
sirf"
"Yes."
Another period Of silence.
'1 hope the service is satisfactory,
SIR"
"Are you bidding for a tipP' de-
manded the patron.
"Well, sir, of course we get tips
sometimes, and I've got to go to the
kitchen for another party, so''-
$50 you'd like tip now, to be sure
Of it? Well I'll give you one"
"Yes, SIR"
Here is the tip: 1 have a large
strident voice that am capable of u.s.
ing. If anything is wrong, I'll let out
a roar you can hear in the kitchen. If
you don't hear it, you can know 1 am
dining in peace and comfort, for it's
no fun to have to pass verbal judg.
ment on every mouthful 1 eat"
But the tip?"
THAT'S the tip, and a mighty good
one it is too" Chicago Post
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
The Worm Turned.

He loved her devotedly. He was also
bowlegged. Both facts gave him pain
at times.
He passed it by with a rueful smile
when she merrily said that his afflic-
ton gave him such an arch look and
that, after all, he was a pretty good
sort when you got on to his curves.
He bore it patiently when she referred
to his walk as parenthetical progress.
But he rebelled and broke the engage
ment when she called her pet dog
through the wicket formed by his legs.
II may not be so over ornamental" :"
said he, ''but 1 emphatically object to
being made useful so unseasonably
early in the gameT-Smart Set.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
ROssini's Memory.

The composer of I'll Barbiere di
Siviglia" was blessed with a not very
retentive memory, especially for names
of persons introduced to him, a forget
fulness which was frequently the cause
of much merriment whenever Rossini
was among company. One day he met
Bishop, the English composer. Rossini
knew the face well enough and at once
greeted him. "Ah, my dear Mr.. -"
but he could progress no further. To
convince him that he had not forgotten
him Rossini commenced whistling Bish-
ops glee, when the Wind Blows" q
compliment which 'the English Mo-
zart" recognized and would as readily
have heard as his less musical sur
name.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
A Vacuum Pressure Experiment.


Chemical science has taught us how
to overcome the dreaded diseases that
have swept away whole cities in the
past. 1t has taught us the manufac-
ture of explosives and munitions of
war and has made possible the greatly
improved modes of travel, and it may
be truly said that to chemistry we owe
the most material progress the world
has made.
While this little experiment will not
deal with the hidden secrets that live
IN the famous laboratories or treat
upon the mystic powers of viscosity
and relegation, it will show what pow
er the absence Of air has in attracting
movable substances into the place that
has been vacated by the air. Few
think when they breathe the atmos-
phere that surrounds them that it has
pressure of fifteen pounds to the
square inch or that it can attract even
q piece of iron into the space which it
saves.
For an example of the strength of air
take any tumbler, fill it about half full
of tissue paper, set fire to the paper,
turn over the glass in basin contain
ing water about one-half inch deep and
then watch the water ascend the in
terror of the glass.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Living by His Books.

An amusing story is told of Robert
Buchanan, the author, who like many
another well known literary man, had
hard struggle at the beginning Of his
career. He had just published one of
his early novels when one day he
found himself the possessor of a fine
appetite, but without any money in his
pocket at the moment to get meal.
He thought of ways and means for
some time and finally hit upon an idea.
He went to the office of his publish
er and asked for three copies of his
new novel, directing that the cost
should be placed to his account. Armed
with the fresh, nicely bound volumes,
he Immediately sought out the nearest
secondhand bookseller and disposed of
the copies for as mach as they would
bring.
II remember l enjoyed that dinner
tremendously" he said. at proved to
my entire satisfaction that even the
humblest author could live by his
booksr'
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
New York Pawnbrokers.

In New York the pawnbroker is com.
PEELED to wait year and one month be-
fore offering pawned articles for sale.
During the last month of this period
the merchandise must be SO advertised
that the person who pawned the goods
may recognize them as his property
from the description given in the pub
lished notice
AS an instance of the severity Of the
court against any infraction of this
rule pawnbroker who loaned a GER
tain lady $4,000 upon a valuable neck
lace valued at $4,000 and at the expi-
ration of the required limit sold the
jewels without specifying explicitly
enough so that the lady was enabled to
recognize and redeem her property the
New York court ordered that the lender
pay to the lady $4,000 and q years in
terest on the value Of the necklace.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
No Laundries In China.

''It's the funniest thing to me-" said
an old sea captain who for many years
was in the China trade, that nine out
of every ten Cinnamon who come to
this country open laundries and engage
in a business which does not exist in
their native land.
"As every one knows, the Chinese at
home wear soft cotton and woolen gar
ments, according to the season, and
there is not a pound of starch in all
China. Stiff1y starched clothes are un-
known, and the Chinese men do not
do the washing as they do in this coun-
try. Neither is there any regular laun-
dry in the Flowery Kingdom. There
fore it is more than passing strange
that Cinnamon should all come to
America and engage in trade so for
eign to their home industries. .'-Baltf-
more Sun.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Nutritious Value of Oysters.

The popular belief that the oyster is a
most nutritious article Of diet does not
rest upon any scientific basis. The oys-
ter as a food could not satisfy the de-
mands of the human body. While the
oyster, when not stewed, is very pala-
table, wholesome and easily assimilat-
ed by weak, impaired stomachs, it can
not be contended for a moment that it
contains such elements and nutrition as
may be found in beans, rice or potatoes.
There is very little, if any, fatmaking
or muscle building material in the oys-
ter. Its composition is largely nitrog-
enous, and, being rich in phosphates,
it is generally regarded as an excellent
food for the brain, but man reduced
to an exclusive diet of oysters would
soon find himself deficient in adipose
tissue and in those elements that go to
make up physical force and vitality in
the human body.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Didn't Know His Own Child.

At Antietam, just after the artillery
had been sharply engaged, the Rock
bridge Va.) battery was standing
waiting orders. General Lee rode by
and stopped moment. A dirty faced
driver about seventeen said to him:
General. are you going to put us in
again?'
Think Of such n question from such
a source to the general of the army,
especially when that generals name
was Lee!
eyes, my boy" the stately officer
kindly answered, 81 have to put you
in again. But what is your name
Your face seems familiar somehow"
II don't wonder you didn't know me,
SIR" laughed the lad. I'm so dirty.
But I'm Bob
1t was the generals youngest son,
whom he had thought safe at the
Virginia Military institute. God bless
you, my son; do your duty" and the
general rode on.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Grounds For Divorce.

A Salem (Mass) man who sought a
divorce proved, according to a Boston
paper, that his wife tore the sign from
his store, put into his tea something
that made him vomit, threw his clothes
downstairs, filled his shoes with cold
water, put swill in his overcoat pocket,
threw water over him as he went
downstairs, put pepper in his bed,
made him sleep in an attic, wouldn't
do his washing, wouldn't mend his
clothes, made him darn his socks and
sew buttons on his shirts, spat on his
toast when he was getting his break
fast, rocked in a squeaky chair for
hours at time to annoy him, put
grease on his Sunday clothes, wouldn't
let him have fire ON the coolest even
ings SO that he often had to go to bed
at p. m. to keep warm, and finally
''she rubbed butcher knife over his
neck and threatened to blow out his
brains"
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
A au1ek witted waiter.

During mosquito season a party of
diners seated themselves at table in an
outdoor restaurant, and a man of the
party took the bill Of fare and began
to study it. A mosquito lighted upon
it and instantly lost its life by quick
blow from the man, its little carcass
remaining on the bill. Pointing to it,
the man said to the waiter:
do you serve those on toastr And
the waiter promptly replied:
They're on the bill, sirr-New York
Times.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Mrs. Hamilton. Ice Dream.

Mrs. Alexander Hamilton had the
first ice cream in the city Of Washing.
ton. She used to tell with amusement
of the delight with which President
Andrew Jackson first tasted it. Guests
at the next White House reception
were treated to the frozen mystery,
and great was the fun of the initiated
when they saw the reluctance of 9TH
ers to taste the cold stuff. Those from
the rural districts especially eyed it
suspiciously, then melted each tea
spoonful with the breath before swal-
lowing it. The next time they had a
chance they ate it with delight.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Spoke Too Soon.

Alexandra Dumas was one day the
guest of DR.. Gistal, leading practi-
while the coffee was being handed
round, the host requested the great
novelist to enrich his album with one
Of his witty improvisations.
Certainly" replied Dumas, with a
smile, and, drawing out a pencil, he
wrote under the eyes of his entertainer
the following lines:
Since DR.. Gistal came to our town
To cure diseases casual and hereditary
The hospital has been pulled down
"You fattererw here exclaimed the
doctor, nightly pleased; but the poet
went on:
And we have made a larger cemetery.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
To Reform Him,

Minister-You say you are going to
marry man to reform him. That Is
noble. May 1 ask who 1t is?
Miss Beauti-Its young Mr.. Bond
clipper.
Minister-Indeedi 1 did not know he
had any bad habits.
Miss Beauties, his friends say
that he is becoming quite miserly.-
New York Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
A Curious Roya1 Custom.

When any Spanish sovereign dies, the
body is at once submitted to the proc
ess of fossilization, nor can it be placed
in the royal pantheon until the body
has been absolutely turned into stone.
Curiously enough, the period required
for fossilization varies considerably.
Some royal bodies have become solidi-
fed in very short period, while others
have taken years before the fossiliza-
ton took place. 1t took exactly thir-
teen years to convert the body of the
father Of Alfonso XIII. of Spain into
stone
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
It Wanted His Tongue.

At an auction sale in a Scotland vii
lage the auctioneer was trying to sell
a number of domestic utensils, includ-
ing a porridge pot. AS usual, he was
making great fuss. Finishing, his
keen eye caught a well known worthy,
the beadle, standing at the back of the
crowd, and he shouted out:
"Maister McTavish, make me an of
fer for this pot. Why, it would make
a splendid kirk bell"
aye" replied the beadle, "if your
tongue was in it."
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
0ntfCaI HIusfOn.

A firm which was sued in an English
court for the price of sign defended
the case on the ground that the 80"
In their name was smaller than the
other letters. 1t was proved by meas
urement, however, that it was a six
teenth of an inch larger, allowance
having been made for the fact that,
owing to an optical Illusion, the letter
30" always looks smaller than the
neighboring letters. Judgment was
given for the signmakers.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
HOW UnenviabIe!

"There goes De Speptic, the great
fnancier. He looks so extraordinarily
happy that I'll bet he's cornered some
stock that will net him millions"
"My, he's far happier than that! His
doctor has just informed him that he
can eat the whole of one egg for break
fast tomorrow without hurting his
omach."-Baltimore Herald.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Riding Av.x with .h. p.,,.

In many of the border counties of
England the quaint old bridal customs
Of hundreds Of years ago are still In
vogue. The parents carefully abstain
from appearing at the marriage cere-
mony, clinging to the idea that the
bridegroom still rides away on a foam
ing steed with his bride behind him as
in the good old days. The brides pre-
fer the custom to the modern method
of being given away at the altar in the
orthodox fashion.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Carried.

Miss Frontpew-Is it true that the
new tenor in our choir was arrested at
Mrs. Goldmore's reception for forgeries
he had committed in the south?
Mrs. Highchurch-Yes. He had just
finished singing Garry Me Back to
Old Virginia" in a way that brought
tear to every eye when the Richmond
sheriff came in with requisition papers
for him.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
But They Use Them.

The danger of carrying an argument
to its logical conclusion is thus set
forth by the Chicago Post: They were
at a picnic. Fingers were made be-
fore forks" she laughed as she helped
herself in democratic fashion. YES"
he admitted, "and people were made
before Clothes" She hastily reached
for a fork.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Waited Twenty Year. For a solution

'SAsS CaHs II OE u SO1uIlOn.
A bit of pure and harmless mischief
at recitation at Yale was the device of
a member of the class Of '72, who in
troduced at recitation a turtle covered
by newspaper paster on the shell.
The tutor had too much pride to come
down from his perch and solve the
mystery of the newspaper movement.
but twenty years after, meeting a
member of the class, his first and alb
rupt question was, "Mr. W., what
made that paper mover
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Sails the Heights.

Miss Nuritch-Yes, indeed, he was
real attentive to me. and he's noble
man too.
Miss Ascum-May Outwit met him,
too and she declares he's an actor.
Miss Nuritch-Not at all. He as
sured me he was q lord admiral of the
Swiss navy.-Philadelph Record
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Good Position.

A young lady applicant for school,
says st. Louis humorist, was asked
the question, what is your position
upon whipping children?" and her re-
ply was, "My usual position is ON a
chair, with the child held firmly across
my knees face downward" She got
the school
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Hoped He Might Improve.

Husband (vituperatively)-I was an
idiot when 1 married you, Mary.
Wife (quietly)-Yes, Tom, 1 knew you
were. But what could 1 do? You
seemed my only chance, and 1 thought
then that you might improve a little
with time.-Washingto Times.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
DoIly's Explanation.

Mother, what are twins?" asked
little Bobbie.
Il know" chimed in Dolly. Twins
is two babies just the same age; three
babies is triplets, four is Quadrupeds,
and five is centipeds."
Amador ledger., 1903-01-02
Fame.

$50 Ambishious has achieved fame,
has he? asked the philosopher.
'He has," replied the cheerful chap.
Brilliant things said by other men are
now credited to him."-Cincinnat Com
mercial Tribune.