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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
Month After Month

a cold clings to you. The cough seems
10 tear holes in the delicate tissues oil
the throat and lungs You lose weight
and you wonder if you are threatened
with a disease you scarcely dare 70
name. Are you aware that even a stub.
born and long neglected cold is cured
with Aliens Lung Balsam? DO not
spend more Of your life in coughing and
worrying.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
UNION
TRUST COMPANY
OF DETROIT

Pays interest on certificates OF de-
post.
Loans money on bond and mort.
gage, and on approved securities.
Acts as Trustee under corporate
mortgages and as Register and
Transfer Agent for corporations.
Acts as Administrator, Executor,
Guardian and Trustee for individuals.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
The Northwestern Line
RuSSia-JaDan Atlas.

Send ten cents in stamps for Russo
japanese War Atlas issued by The Chi.
cago q North Western R'y. Three fine
colored maps, each l4x20 bound in con-
venient form for reference. The East
ern situation shown in detail with tables
showing relative military and naval
strength and financial resources of
Russia and Japan. w. II. Guerin, II
ampus-Martius, Detroit, Mich. IL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
$4,000 to California anu Re-
turn.

Via The Chicago, Union Pacific a.
North Western Line, from Chicago.
April 20 TO May /. Choice of routes
going and returning. Correspondingly
low rates from all points Two trains a
day from Chicago through without
change. Daily and personally conducted
tourist car excursions. Write for It'll.
nerary and full particulars regarding
special train leaving Chicago April 20.
w. IL Guerin, II Campus Martius, De-
troit, Mich. 5.1I
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
CARD OF THANKS.

We most sincerely desire TO extend our most
heartfelt thanks 20 our neigbbors and friends
who so kindly assisted us during the sickness
death and burial of our beloved husband and
father. And especially DO we thank the w. r.
C., the q. A. X. and League for all Of their kind.
ness and for the beautiful flowers
Mas. A. o. SHARP AND FAMILY,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
The Black HIS. The Richest Hur

The Black HIS. The Richest Hun
dred Square Miles In the World
The Black Hills, in the southwest part
OF the State OF South Dakota, produces
one-third Of the gold found in the United
States, and 1t is said TO be the richest
one hundred square miles in the world
new booklet on the Black Hills has
been issued by the North Western Line,
with fine detailed map Of this wonder.
ful region. Send four cents in stamps
for copy Of the booklet. w. b. Knis-
kern, +. T. NJ, Chicago, Ill. 2-6
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
EXCURSIONS
VIA ThR
PERE MARQUETTE
san Francisco-Los Angeles

san Francisco-Los Angeles.
Special low round trip rate for above
points. Tickets on sale April 22nd to
Both inclusive. Return limited June
Both. Ask agents for particulars or
write, w. Z. Britton, D.P.A., Saginaw.
p
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
She Never Lost Money.

Two ladies met In a street car the
other day and began to talk about
Their servants.
II can't trust NINE" said one. I'm
actually afraid TO leave the house for
fear something will be stolen before |
get back"
why don't you lock everything up
and take the keys with you?' asked
the other.
81 do lock all my closets and draw
ers," was the reply. but it's too much
trouble to take the keys with me. Be
sides. l hide them in an excellent
place"
"Where?" asked her companion.
an my box Of candy on the mantel-
piece" was the answer.
"No wonder you're robbed" exclaim-
ed the other. why, you couldn't have
chosen worse place, for your servants
are just as fond Of sweet things rs
you are. and your box Of candy is the
first thing they examine after you
leave the house. Now, hide my keys
In my workbox. for | know that my
servants have horror Of work and
that they will never think of going
near it."-New York Herald.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
Indians with Jewish Blood.

Dir Alexander Mackenzie had an idea
that the Indians of the far northwest
were partly Jewish In origin. From
Lake Athabasca In 1904 he set out at
the head Of an expedition '1n a birch
bark canoe twenty-five feet long, four
and three-quarters feet beam and
twentysix inches hold, with 5000
pounds of baggage and provisions and
a crew of nine French Canadians. He
reached the Pacific coast and returned.
The aborigines he met were "for the
most part possessed Of strongly reli
gious instincts" said he In his report.
with regard to their origin. all we are
to state after careful sur
vey of their languages. manners and
customs is that they are undoubtedly
Of mixed origin; come from the north
northwest fnd had commerce in their
early history re"haps through inter
with g. e Of Jewish per-
suasloD or origin
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
Remedy For Syreeny.
The Human Neptune.

1t is doubtful If there ever was a
sturdier human Neptune than Captain
Webb, whose memorable exploit in
crossing the English channel will al
ways be remembered. 1t was mere
III luck-a fatal chance-whlch tossed
him against rock in the Whirlpool
rapids of the Niagara river and ended
his life. Lord Byron was marvel In
the water He equaled the feat OF
Leandcr in propelling himself across
the HellespoIt without aid or relief
from any quarter, and before him
beamcd no reckoning signals. glances
and smiles from an incomparably beau
tiful Hero But even Byron never
swan across the English channel. AS
the champion of the silver streak Of
sea Webb was the wonder of the ages.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
Roscs Old MS the World.

Rose cultures beginning goes back
beyond records. The flower Is men
toned in the earliest Coptic manu-
scripts midas traditions take tho
rose to the times OF the gods on earth
Egypt had roses. wild and tame. be
fore the Roman occupation made it, in
a way, Romes commercial rose garden
Yet, curiously enough. there Is no ref
erence to the flower In painting. sculp'
turo or hieroglyphics. Japan in our
time parallels Egypt Roses flourish
there, but DO not serve as a motif for
artists. There Is this further likeness
neither Egypt nor Japan has rose
song or love song proper-Chicago
Journal
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
The Ostrich and It's PIuckfng

When year old, the plumage Of the
ostrich is usually large enough and
tine enough for plucking, which is one
Of the most difficult and dangerous
operations Of ostrich culture. a few
Of the birds are driven into corral,
when one by one they are pushed into
a small angular inclosure, and long,
narrow bag is placed over the head
with a hole in the end to admit air.
Then one man holds the bird while
the operator skillfully clips and pulls
ut the feathers that are ripe" Blind
ed. the bird becomes very tame, but
care is exercised by the men to avoid
its kicks. The short feathers are pulled
out without any apparent pain to the
creature, as they are ripe and would
fall off in the course OF nature if not
axtricatcd by the skilled operator. The
heavy wing feathers are cut of with
scissors, the stumps being left in the
skin. These stumps are ripe for ex-
traction about three months after
plucking takes place.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19

AN interesting instance of the man.
ner In which insects sometimes assist
the growth Of plants Is furnished by
the history OF climbing plant which
grows in the Philippines. At an early
stage In its career the plant, which,
like other plants, begins to grow from
the ground. sewers its connection with
the soil and thenceforward lives with
its roots attached TO dead bamboo
canes. 1t develops, in addition to other
leaves, certain pitcher shaped leaves,
into the cups Of which it sends sec
Ond set Of roots. \ species Of small
black ant frequents the pitchers and
incidentally carries into them minute
fragments of decayiDg wood and leaf
mold, from which the roots derive
constant supply Of food for the sup
mort of the plant.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
THE WORD "HOODLUM."
Man and Incident From Which 7
Gnrnnn I'm Son

HAN and Incident From which L.
Sprung In San Francfsco.
"Hoodlum," the word which has
found place in the yernacular of the 10.
cal lexicon, Is well understood to ap-
ply to class of objectionable young
toughs who have no respect for sex.
age or the rights Of decent people and
no sense OF what Is proper or becoming
IN the character of him to whom the
epithet Is Justly applied-a hoOdlum to.
Gay, a criminal tomorrow.
While the meaning Of the term is
well understood by the people, few
there be who know the derivation Of
the word and how it came to be forced
Into our language. 1t is this:
1t was in 1872, when the Odd Eel
lows held a picnic at Redwood City.
On that occasion gSng of toughs
"butted In" with the otherwise orderly
attendance. Among the gang who
went from San Francisco was one
whose name was Hood Lummix. Ma
ture would seem to have had farcical
part In the creation Of the original
hoodlum, for Hood Lummix was n
most peculiarly formed creature. Clum-
sy, big footed, with a big mouth and
protruding teeth. thick lips, a big bushy
head OF hair of Il dirty brick color,
standing out like the quilts on a por-
cupine. this almost muilOlmed speci-
men, as Is usual, attracted tie atten.
ton OF lot OF young rowdies who
picked upon him as being an easy
guy for a days sport. Go where he
might, he was followed by a gang who
hooted and yelled and, in brief, made
things unpleasanty lively during the
day, but more particularly in the after
noon when the steam beer commenced
to do its work.
The amusement Of the gang did not |
confine Itself to the picnic grounds. On
the contrary they went outside, broke |
into orchards and flower gardens, de-
stroying valuable property, and finally
wound UP the day by shooting Il valu-
able horse belonging to rancher. This
last act was more than the sheriff Of
San Mateo was prepared to stand. and
Is result he bagged couple OF dozen
IF the chief offenders. When the cases
came up before the justice Of the peace
n Redwood each and every one of the
accused laid the entire blame on HOOD
Lummix. Poor, simple minded Hood
got six months in Jail, and in sentenc
ng him the justice, who was very
much displeased that he could not send
he entire gang to state prison, deliv-
red lecture to the offenders, in
Which be said: Il now warn you to
'eep out of this county; we want no
more Of Hood Lummix or his gang to
isit u.s." Hence the word became coin
d by dropping the last syllable Of the
anne, making the word as now used ;
hoodum. San Francisco Call.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
JAVA'S DEATH PLANT.
f. Grows Omly on the Sterile Soil of
the Volcanic Regions.

f. Grows Cnly on the Sterile Soil of
the Volcanic Regions.
Java. the land of the famous and
much exaggerated Death valley, has
many wonderful curiosties. the prin-
cipal one being the kali mujah. or
death plant. 1t grows only on the
sterile soils Of the volcanic regions Of
Java and the adjoining islands and is
even there reekoned as curiosity on
account OF Its extreme scarcity. 1t
grows from two and half to three
feet In height. with long. slender
stems, well protected by stout thorns
nearly an inch in length. The ground
smoothness. heart shaped. emerald
green Oh one side and blood red,
streakcd and vened with light buff, on
the other.
The flowers of this death dealing
beauty are even more beautiful than
the plant Itself being very large and
cup shaped and of q color almost
deathly in its wilderness. The name Of
the plant is from q characteristic OF
these splendid flowers, which. beautl
full though they are. continually drip
with deadly poison.
The poison, which Is distilled In the
bottom of the cup shaped blossom, has
the slckenng odor of chlorofOrm in
tensitied dozen fold, IT being power
full enough to overcome full grown
man in a few seconds, even when in
hailed in open air. The perfume, If |
such a pungent odor can properly be |
so called, produces insensibility in the |
form of commissions. distorting the |
face, especially the mouth and eyes, |
into horrid. crazy looking grin. Re-
covery from the effects Of inhaling this
odOr is said to be very slow.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19

ueine's sense 81 lumGr did not leave
him until the last. y few days before
bis death Hector Berl.oZ called on him
just as q tiresOme German professor
was leaving after worrying him with
his embarrassing conversation. Il am
afraid you will find me very stupid,
my dear fellow" he SAID. "The fact Is
| have Just been exchanging thoughts
with DIR. -
On one occasion when the doctor was
examining his chest lie asked him.
Can you whistler" He replied, Alas.
no; not even the pieces of NJ. Scribe"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19

simply held by the head. If he seize:
you by the head, which is the mex
most likely part to be grasped, you
must put one arm behind his back and
one hand under his chin. The arm be-
hind pulls him toward you; the hand
under the chin pushes his head back
ward and under water. He will lei
| 60 Of necessity. If he seizes you lower
down you must put your knee up as
high rs it will go, and you can easily
free yourself. All this is far easier
to do than 1t is to describe, If only
men will take the little trouble to
learn.
II the drowning man has sunk you
will generally see by the bubbles in
still water whereabouts he is. Dive
down, and be 1t noted that the com
mon idea that you cannot open your
eyes under water, but must go down
with them open, Is utter nonsense. Get
the body across one knee, and kick
from the other leg will bring you and
him to the surface. A man will not
clutch or struggle If he has once sunk,
but there is no reason for letting him
sink. 4 man who has sunk Is very
nearly dead. Be 1t noted also that it Is
utter nonsense to say that man
rises three times" and it il difficult
to know how such very common be-
lief can be so widespread. II you de-
termine to wait till your sunken man
rises again you will have to wait till
the resurrection day.
So far / have referred only to rescu-
ing struggling man fighting for his
life and lost to all sense but his own
danger, but 1t may happen to many of
us to be swimming with a friend who
gets cramp or to soldiers to have to
get wounded comrade across a river.
The ordinary mortal would try to
swim with the injured man on his
nothing can possibly be easier than to
help another man who will keep quiet
and has his wits about him. If he will
turn on his back and place his hands
on your shoulders you can swim any
distance with him without being in the
least incomm0ded. l am sure no one
will believe how easy this is till he
has tried 1t.
No one can say he will never find |
himself in the dreadful position of |
seeing fellow man drowning before |
his eyes. At the expense Of few hours
given to learning how to save life and
keep his own the position would not be
SO dreadful Surely this is worth the
Of little time and very
little trouble, and surely this knowl-
edge might with advantage be given
to our boys at our public and private
schools.-Ion. Sydney Holland in Bad
ninton Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
ETIQUETTE.

A letter or note should always be
dated.
Politeness does not mean stiffness OF
manner. but, on the contrary ease OF
manner.
On the visiting card the day for re-
celving is engraved or written in the
lower left hand corner.
After one has finished eating, the
knife and fork are placed close to-
gether across the center Of the plate.
The old fashioned practice of folding
over the right side of the visiting card
to show 1t has been left in person is
no longer observed
Before making a call on lady, Il
gentleman must first receive an invita-.
ton to do So or he must first ask and
receive her permission to come.
At the table the knife is held in the
hand as little as possible being used
only when 1t Is necessary to cut the
food. For the majority Of vegetables
the tines of the fork may be used in
stead of the knife.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
THE TREE OF IMAGES.
Legend of Peculiar Plant That
Grows In Tibet.

Legend of a Peculiar Plant That
Grows In Tibet.
There is a legend about tree Of
Tibet, called the tree Of 10000 i'm
ages" which reads like this:
Far away in the dreary land Of Am
DO, In Tibet, is green valley In which,
in a Tartar tent, was born wonder
full boy named Tsong Kaba. From his
birth he had long white beard and
flowing hair and could speak perfectly
his native tongue.
His manners were majestic, and his
words were full of wisdom. When he
was three years old he resolved to cut
Off his hair and live a solitary life. So
his mother shaved his head and threw
his long. flowing locks upon the ground
outside their tent door. From his hair
sprang the wonderful tree
Tsong Kaba lived many years, did
countless good deeds and ut last died.
But the tree which had grown up from
his hair lived. and they called 1t 1.-The
tree of 10000 images" This was long
before the Christian era, but it is the
testimony Of the French missionaries
that the tree lives yet. The leaves are
always green. The wood is Of red
dish tint and has an aroma as Of Gin
namOn.
The bark Of the tree Is marked with
well known symbols in the Tibetan
language. Alphabetic characters also
appear in green on every leaf, some
darker, some lighter than the leaf it.
self. The branches of the tree are de
scribed as being spread out like plumes
OF feathers browning trunk only eight
feet high. but Of great girth.
Two French missionaries who saw
the tree were fully convinced that the
marks upon 1t were Of natural growth.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
Wire Fire ExtInguishcrs.

In factories where lnhammable ma
terials are made small fires are very
apt to break out and unless their prog
ress is ut once stopped the results may
be serious. In varnish factories the
fire extingulsher consists Of a mesh Of
very fine wires. Should Jar Of var
nish become ignited. workman sezes
the net, which is always kept ready at
hand, and pops 1t over the vessel con-
tanning the burning liquid. The wires
conduct off the heat so quickly that
the danes have no time to spread and
soon die out
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
Best CaIving Season.

March, April and May is the best
season for the main calf season foi
the main crop Oh the stock farm. but
some may come in January and Feb
ruary II warm. roomy sheds Of box
stalls can be furnished. 1t is desirable
to have few come late in summer in
order to have at all times cow or
two giving full flow Of milk.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
A s.n.e NJ p.r.ounl In.ecurity

what would you do IL you saw a
ghost?" said the man who tries to make
sport of people
"Dst sil't Ge question:" answered
Mr.. Erastus Plnkley. What bothers
me Is what dat ghos' is gwine to do If
us ..s.. 49,. "-WashingfOn Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19

rcgaiued her good looks, her former happy
disposition and strong nerve all through a
secret friend gave her. A few bottles of
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is what
made two more lives happy and a radiant
bride more beautiful than she had ever
appeared before.
Backed up by over third of century
of remarkable and uniform cures. record
such as no other remedy for the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women ever
attained, the pfoprietors and makers OF
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription now feel
fully warranted in Offering TO pay $500 in
legal money Of the United States, for any
case Of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness.
Prolspsus or Falling of Womb which they
cannot cure. All they ask is fair and
reasonable trial Of their means Of cure.
81 am glad TO let others know the great
benefit have received from DR.. Pierce's medi
eiues, writes Miss Lottie A. Clark. Of Ivor.
southampton Co. Va. 81 suffered from loss of
appetite had very severe attacks of sick head
ache and nose bleed. | took two bottles OF
favorite Prescription and one of Smart
Weed. and. from the time commenced these
remedies. ! felt better. To-day l am well, am
going TO school and can do all the work ex-
psc;ed Of ire.~
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
NsM7!W Norfo|kSsWe
Schedule in effect May 20. 1904.
Leave Buena Vista.

NORTHBOUND.
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Hagerstown and New York. Pull
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No. Ia. 1886 pm. Daily, For Hagerstown
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
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stations. Pullman sleeperto New
York via Harrisburg.
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Bristol, Bluefield, Norton, Win
ston-Salem, WEIGH and interne d
ate stations. Pullman sleeper
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Bristol, Bluefield, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations. and
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Chicago, and points West and
Southwest. Pullman sleeper 10
Knoxville and Roanoke to Colum-
bus.
Additional information and rates cheio
Gully IN rnished BY G. IL. Moffett, Tickle
Agent, Buena \ ista, Va.
w. b. BEVILL, NJ. F. BAGG
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19

"Why," said the sweet girl, do
they say that love Is of the hearth
"To show" said the old bacheior-'to
show that the brains have nothing to
do with it,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19

Little Dot-Folks say there is people
on the planet Mars. Little Dick
There isn't. Little Dot-Why isn't
there? Little Dick (triumphantly)-
How could they get up therel
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19

Every one has to clap his hands In
applause when he doesn't mean 1t, but
it is a pleasing sort Of hypocrisy
Atchison Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-10-19
His FnyOrite Anfmnls.

Sunday School Teacher-Do you love
animals7
Boy-Yes'm.
"Thats right I'm glad you do.
What animals do you like bestT
"Enakes,"
"Goodnessl Why do you like
saakes2"
"'Causs 1t amt wicked 70 kill EN-"