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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
WATCH FOR "WAvING WILLIE"
Young Mans Unique Method Of TAX
ing Leave OF His Girl Has At
tracted Attention.

He's been calling on Juliet for many.
many months. Not that the neighbor-
hood objects to that. A lot of them
come and go up that way. The girls
give them all a tryout, but it would
seem as If this one had earned a regu-
lar place. The best part of the show
occurs when Willie says good night.
We presume the real good night is en-
acted in the reception hall or dark cor
ner of the vestibule-but that's an
other story.
The fable concerns what Willie does
after he goes. The stay-up-lates in the
section have been accustomed TO see
each man fade into the darkness the
moment he gumshoes away from his
girls abode. But it remained for Will
lie to spring the innovation. He got
away with il for a month before the
neighborhood got wise. Now every
body stays up till he takes his depar-
fure, and watches
He proceeds up the street until I'M
der an arH light 20 yards away. Turn
ing with > graceful motion he lifts one
flail-like arm and waves a farewell to
his love. He played football once at
high school, too. He advances five
yards, perhaps eight Then he turns
again and waves once more. One night
he waited kiss on the evening breeze.
And so it goes. until he is out of sight.
The neighborhood enjoys il hugely. So
the latest indoor sport is sitting up
for Waving Willie. "-Brockton Enter
prise
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
MOST FAITHFUL OF FRIENDS
For Affection and Fidelity No Living
Thing Can Equal Mans Com
panion, the Dog.

The dog is the delight OF the poor
mans howell and the rich mans man.
sion. Faithfully he follows his mas
ter who tramps the dusty roadside.
and sits proudly upon the cushioned
seat OF the millionaire's de luxe
machine.
Wealth, caste. social distinction are
all one to him; he is content and use
full in every station to which assigned
by fate
Disguise does not deceive him;
paint, tins"l silk and jewels are no
more to him than tatters, rags, worn
shoes or ragged hats but il is what
those things cover. the man, who wins
his affection or dislike.
But he knows the just from the I'M
just, the kind from the unkind, the
charitable from the uncharitable. the
true from the false. the man from
the hypocrite. He is considerate.
courteous, chivalrous.
With devoted strength he has res
cued his master from a watery grave
and dragged a child from an angry
fire.
over bleak and frozen mountains
be has carried food and drink and
brought assistance to the wounded and
those in dire distress
And in return he asks but little
consideration and a few kind words
Never yet the dog our country fed.
BETRAYED Kindness nl
bread
Collie Folio
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
LIKE BOMB FROM AER0PLANE
Pods Containing Brazil Nuts Drop
From Trees Sometimes One Hun
dred Feet High.

In this country Brazil nuts are al.
most as we'll known as walnuts, yet
few know the manner OF their growth
and the steps taken in their collection
and marketing. The tree itself is the
most majestic in the valley of the
Amazon. where it attains a height
ranging from fifty TO one hundred feet
Generally several hundred trees are
found in group. The control of the
best producing districts long ago
passed to private individuals, hence
the natives are not free to pick and
sell the nuts at will. The Brazil-nut
tree does not begin to bear fruit until
II attains the age OF so years or there
abouts and continues TO produce crops
ntermittently almost forever: at least,
trees known 10 be hundreds OF years
old have produced crops. The pods in
which the nuts are contained drop in
November and December. These pods
are very hard and weigh several
pounds. consequently the trees are
studiously avoided during the period
in which the pods are dropping, since
il would be extremely hazardous for
the gatherers 10 expose themselves to
the danger of having the pods fall on
them from such a great height. Each
pod is at least seven inches in diane.
ter. and is full of nuts The pod is
usually opened with a machete.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
Historlc ClontaH.

Clontarf is one OF the most historic
spots In Ireland. Ii was there that.
on Good Friday, April 20. 1914, Brian
Boru and the men OF Munster. Con.
naught and Meath fought the Danes.
Brian was killed in his tent; Sigurd.
Earl OF Orkney and Caithness, per.
ished also. and 1000 lrishmen and
$4,000 Danes are eaid to have fallen.
Victory remained with the Irish. but
the Danes reoccupied Dublin.
In modern times O'Connell mon.
ster meetings for Repeal we're to have
eliminated at Clontarf. But the meet
ing was prohibited by the government,
and O'Connell was put upon his trial
for conspiracy and convicted, though
the verdict was eventually reversed
by the house of lords.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
When Matter Conquered Mind.

Lord Wolseley maintained that Ost-
end would have been the scene OF a
desperate battle in 1915 If Napoleon
bodily strength had then proved on a
par with his brain power. The more
study the Waterloo campaign" Wolse-
ley told Grant Duff. the more highly
dol think of Napoleon. II his physical
condition and energy had been equal
to the powers Of his mind. ! think he
would have succeeded in his design
and would first have beaten the Prus-
slams and then driven us back to Ost-
end. In spite of his odious and
contemplate character. Napoleon was
the greatest man of whom we know
anything, and quite unlike anybody
else. "-London Chronicle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
Uses Of Tungsten.

Tungsten is used principally as an
alloy of high-speed steel-that is, steel
used in making tools used in metal
turning lathes running at high speed
to which il imparts the property OF
holding temper at higher temperature
than carbon steels WILL according to
the United States geological survey.
The now well-known ductile tungsten
is used for incandescent lamps, which
are fast displacing carbon lamps Re-
Gently greatly improved lamps, in
which the wire is wound in helices
and in which the globes are filed with
nitrogen. have produced close APP
proach to white light. These lamps
are furnished in candle powers up to
1000. Ductile tungsten is practically
insoluble in all the common acids;
its melting point is higher than that
OF any other metal, its tensile strength
exceeds that of iron and nickel, it is
paramagnetic, IL can be drawn to
smaller sizes than any other metal
(0.0002 inch in diameter), and its spe-
ciic gravity is 20 per cent higher
than that of lead
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
True Spirit Of Courtesy.

II you want TO give me real pleas
ure," said genial man. lust set me
down among a group of amateur chick
en- raisers Their CONVERSATION is a
study in brotherly love More than
any other set of people they are will
ing. even anxious, TO help each other.
Professional men and men engaged in
the trades do not, when talking to-
gether. sound the note of mutual help.
fulness. Each man keeps his secrets
of success to himself. Amateur chick
en- raisers, on the other hand, are
an inspiring example of altruism
When one discovers a new cure for
the pip he hastens to spread the in
formation among his friends and
neighbors who are also wrestling with
the pip proposition. II another man
hits upon new idea in feeding or
Matching, he never rests till he gives
his brother chicken raisers a chance
to profit by his discovery. Chicken
raisers cultivate a spirit OF kindly
courtesy unknown to persons engaged
In other pursuits"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
The Moon and Timber.

Ii may be asked in all seriousness
how much longer the superstition will
live which ascribes to the moon an
influence over timber? This unset
entific and improbable claim has long
held a place in the backwoods, where
people were prone TO accept the teach
ings of tradition without much con.
Germ about cause and effect; but II
is rather late in the day now for edu-
Gated people to attribute to the dead.
inert moon an influence on vegetation.
II there Is anything certain II Is
that the moon has no observable effect
on the flow OF trees sap or on the
characters and qualities OF the wood.
1t can be argued scientifically that
1t cannot have, and it has been dem.
onstrated in practice that II does not
have such effect. Apparently there Is
some mistake in the statement that
the telling is done by moonlight, or
with regard to any phase OF the moon
Accounts OF modern mahogany-logging
operations in America and Africa do
not mention that custom. In some of
the tropical regions hauling logs from
the woods is done at night because the
heat by day cannot be endured by the
men and teams.-Hardwood Record
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
An EXPLANATION.

The chairman of the program COM
mittee was embarrassed. After much
choking, he said:
Il am very sorry. ladies and gentle
men, l am very sorry. indeed. gentle
men and ladies-it gives me deep re
greet. ladies and gentlemen. to be COM
PEELED, gentlemen and ladies, to come
before you with an exclusion; but. la
dies and gentlemen, the lady who will
sing next is not here. We suppose
gentleman and ladies'. that she has
been proyidentially detained"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
[.Raved Hair.

II what a well-known lady doctor
tells the writer is true, peroxide OF n.y.
drogen is not the only means by
which a crop OF yellow hair can be got
by those who are not naturally blonde.
All you may have to do, IL seems, is
to have your head X-rayed. A dark
haired girl patient OF hers recently
underwent this treatment. and 10!
when the hair reappeared IL was yell
low as the darfodils that bloom in the
spring. The peroxide plan. though. is
cheaper. Beth are painless.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
FOURTEEN WASTED NO TIME
But the Other One Of the Fifteen Who
Wanted to Telephone Was
Not Married.

Fifteen men we're waiting In line to
use the cigar store telephone. and five
of them had to catch trains. The re-
ceiver was firmly fastened to the ear
OF a young man In peg top trousers
and a rah-rah hat. This is a portion
OF what they heard:
Hello. Is that you Myrtilla? This is
date for tonight? | want you to GO
oh, why not?-They don't care-I
think you are going with somebody
else-So, you're going to turn me
down, what?-Oh, yes, you are-Oh,
yes, you are-l know better-You've
Yes. you have-Yes, you have-Yes,
you have. | heard all about i'll seen
you to the theater with him-Yes,
did-Yes, did-Yes, ! did"
What the -" roared a large
rotund travelling salesman at the end
OF the line as he gave a mighty heave
and pushed the Is men along so sud
denly that the young man, who was
standing with his feet crossed, was
precipitated suddenly through door
and into a back room on his elbows
and shoulder blades. The first man in
line grabbed the phone, got his num-
Der and yelled:
'H'lo, Mag; I'm goin' to Cleveland
and | won't be back for FIVE weeks.
S'long."
The other IA men used even less
time than the first one. They were all
married and seven of them wanted to
tell their wives that they wouldn't be
home to dinner.-Buffalo News.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
Candy an Alcohol Cure.

AS many persons are prejudiced
against candy, it is interesting to note
that DR.. William s. Sadler, in his
book, Worry and Nervousness" holds
up candy as one of the most effective
foes TO alcohol. He points out that
heavy drinkers seldom eat candy or
sugar, and contends that the reason
for this is that alcohol is in part SO
utilized by their systems that there
is little physiological need for sugar
Therefore, in curing his alcoholic pa
tents he encourages them to develop
sweet tooth" and finds that their
consumption of sugar helps very large
ly in removing the craving for alcohol.
The moral seems TO be that the person
who is fond of candy should not be
twitted about il as il IL we're a weak
ness; that fondness for sweets may
prove an insurance against alcohol
ism
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
Prehistoric Babies NURSING Bottles

According. to recent discoveries IL
appears that nursing bottles were
used even in prehistoric times. This
is true at least for the age of polished
stone. inasmuch as French archeolo-
gist, when exploring a neolithic fu-
neral deposit. found a small clay bot
tie. and this was quite intact. This
is not the only specimen OF the kind
which comes from early ages. Among
others are the specimens found in the
Gaulish burial places OF Jonchery. and
more recently in the Gallo-Roman
arena OF Paris
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29

An amusing little incident concern.
Ing an egg is told by Captain stigand
In his Hunting the Elephant in Al.
rica." 1T was solitary ostrich's egg
that found in the open. supposed
II had been dropped by the ostrich be.
fore she had decided where to make
her nest ate that egg in omelets for
three days. thinking myself lucky Ia
get an egg 80 far from civilization,
but marveling much at it's peculiar ma.
vor. From later experience OF ostrich
egg. ] now know that egg was badi'.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
Roumanfa.

Roumania is one OF the richest Of
the countries OF the Balkan region.
and although It has an area OF only a
little more than 10000 square miles
IL has population OF nearly seven
million, the most compact I'm racial
association OF al that vast region OF
central Europe extending from the
seas of the North to those OF the
South More than 81 per cent are
Roumanians. There are Jews. i3 per
cent. and the remainder are sprin-
king Of Germans. Bulgarians and Hun
earians. with no fewer tnsE two hum
cred thousand gypsies Roumanians
are practically OF the Greek Ortho-
dox religion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
How Ivy Benefits Walls.

After extensive tests German ex-
perts have decided that ivy benefits
rather than Injuries stone or brick
walls on which IL grows by drawing
superfiuous moisture from them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29

What did YOU learn at your cook
inz class this morning. How to
pluck goose how to curry favor.
and how - dish up q scandal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29

They certainly are improving on
the old style OF sending things. They
can even telegraph photographs now"
Yes, and | notice that presents of
flowers can be wired"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29

A government survey resulted in
ranking the Yukon river in NTH place
imong the great streams OF North
America.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29

The dogs of LaDral dor are shod with
soaisaia shoes. which protect their
feet from the sharp ice and enable
hem 10 draw much heavier loads.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29

In the long run men hit only what
they dim az Therefore. though they
should fail Immediately. they had bet
ter aim at something h.rh.-Thoreru
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29

What is the trouble with credit"
asks a financial organ The collectors
II brings around. n yor must know
Detroit Free Press
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29

Only Wa, 20 Make D,aracter.
You cannot cream Yourself into
Character. you must hammer and
forge yourself INTO one. -FroUde.
Milford chronicle., 1915-06-18
The Almanac chnrob

One of the oldest churches in Eng
land is st. Botolph's at Boston. 1t has
aptly been called the Almanac church
In the tower are 3G5 steps, CORRESPOND.
ing TO the days in the year. The church
has twelve pillars, ffty-two windows
ana seven doors. representing the
months weeks and days in the week
In the west porch are twenty-fonr
steps ascending TO the library. repre-
the hours Of the day. Again.
on each side Of the choir are sixty
steps leading TO the roof, denoting on
The one side the minutes Of the hour
md on the other the seconds of the
Boston Post.
Milford chronicle., 1915-06-18
DON'T MAKE DRUDGES OF YOUR
BOYS AND GIRLS.

In the current issue of 'Farm and
reside an Ohio woman makes tbo
} ioIIoWlng frank comment on how ~
Keep boys and girls on the farms.
Don't get the idea into vour hood
that you must raise your cbiIdran' n.
you were raised Times have cbaneed
siiloe we were kids, and we must
S4ee Tiiailse win them to make a success of
me. Give them all the education Won
can aHord. Don't think that beca,,se
you received only a few years srbooI-
ing ana got through life all right vour
CAlIuren can do the same.
ADoVe all, don't make drudee out |
oi Ihe Doy or girl, working them from,
morning till night, never stopning 70
Ihlhk that they are not strong enonob
Ior the amount of work Won ara com
peIllhg them to do. Most men vvor,+
put colt towOrk until it is old enongb
10 stand it, and then do so nv 60 :
stages; but parents turn right aronnd .
ana put the boy to working a fuI dav
ohg before he is able to do ca -
seems strange that some mon how
lOte consideration for colt than for
nelr own children. Many fathers see r,
thelr boys way to help them savo cl
nnu Il grasp all they can andnever tbinlr III
l the boys pleasure or comfort Ts if fo
ny wonder, then, that he gets tirad Of n,
.aylng home and branches out for in
ilii9elI sen GENERALLY the parents blame ca
y, y Doy' Ihey never stop to think that ed
n,J ~ tney treated him right the bow es
ouiu sun be at home. Give him a wi
'0u iooni ana house he can enjoy" G tai
Milford chronicle., 1915-06-18
Story Of nroap.

81 course the medical sharps know II
~ Dut let me tell what happened TO
me l had a strikingly vivid dream in
mnlch saw and spoke to a dead
1riehd' and she emphasized what She
9all Dy laying her hand on my hair a
IlcA the dead girl had when living.
= ne SUBJECT Of her speech has no value.
Dur "hen | woke could almost feel
.ler touch still. In a day or two / no
. .lCel my hair looked queer where she
.SOuched me, and it faded until | had
.-ouI Dars' almost white, across nv red
,.lop' Just such as would be made by
aonr hnsers.-Letter in New YORK.
Milford chronicle., 1915-06-18
The Office Seeker.

A man with deep and steadfast
longing for office will run excitedly
around begging everybody he sees to
sign his nomination petitions and then.
when he finally gets enough signatures.
will put on clean shirt and announce
that if the can Of duty comes he will
not disregard the summons.-Ohio
State Journal.
Milford chronicle., 1915-06-18
Homemade Ra4 poi..

farm and Fireside gives the follow.
@hg recipe for homemade rat poison:
barium carbonate is poison which
- small quantities is harmless to the
Aarger domestic animals, but will kin
- ana mice. Mix four parts Of meal
OF uour and one part Of barium carbo.
nate and place where the rats win find
a. or mix ordinary oatmeal to a sim
slolsn IN water. with about one eighth
ITS bulk Of barium carbonate.
Milford chronicle., 1915-06-18
NEVER DEcEIvEs AN ANIMAL.

In the current issue of Farm and
plreside appears the following advice
as to the training of animals:
you never can train colt. a calf
or any animal, wild or tame. nnless
you gain its entire confidence and ~.
iectlon To do this you must never
deceive it. not even for fun. andalwavs
protect it and show that YOU love #
ihe way to mans heart is tbronsb
ms stomach, and the road to tbe AZ
lection of an animal is by way Of its
taste. ' u us
AN apple, bit of tender grass or
some tasty bit will soon make frienJs
WIN IT, and kind words and petting
~ili .li make it a loving and obedienf
Milford chronicle., 1915-06-18
MAKES TWO CENTS A DAY
OUT OF EACH OF HIS HFNc

In the ''PogltryRaisiGg'' dena rtn,ap,
Oh the current issue of the Farm anf
Flreside contributor tells how be
makes $3.50 a week out of tbirtv.five
hens. In the following passage taken
from his little article he tells how he
got his customers:
! nave a retail parcel-pist business
dliu sell an average OF eight dozen
ssss week at from so to go cents a
aozen during fall and winter. accord
ing TO the market price of eggs.
make a charge of Is cents a dozen
more than the price of common eggs
got my customers by taking tbe
names OF fifty of the wealthiest fani-
lies IN our county-seat town (25 OOO |
population) from the city telenhone |
directory. I then sent a personal let |
ter to the head of each of these fami-
ies'making as strong a case as I couId
or my fresh, clean, uniform-sized
Guaranteed eggs shipped by parcel
'oet IN an attractive package the same {
lay they are laid.
tnen compared the eggs I would {
END them with mixed lots of stale {
irty eggs which sometimes set in tbe
-ores near onions, kerosene. and saIt n
sh for days or weeks. L
MY letters We're written on bust al
ass ike stationery having the name "a
my hennery and address neatly di
hted for letter head. The fifty u
,ters brought me four customers. el
also inserted an advertisement of ~
me purport in our countynebanon 10
UNITY Pa paper and secured two
re customers. These six customers ny ny
Ie care OF all the eggs I have to ais ~.
ire from my little flock of 35 hens +" a,s t,.s
Milford chronicle., 1915-06-18
CANCER IN THE FAMILY.
There Is No Proof That the Dreaded
Disease Is Hereditary.


: Perhaps nothing causes more need
less worry than the fact that one oi
more persons in a given family have
died from cancer. This Is commonly
taken as a proof that the disease is
hereditary. This does not at all fol
low. There is probably no greater
chance Of inheriting cancer than there
IS of being killed by lightning or of
breaking ones neck falling down
stairs. Perhaps there are people who
worry even about those contingencies.
but the statisticians have shown that
such fatal accidents are extremely
rare
feople who are concerned because |
their relatives have succumbed to can /
Ger fail to consider how widespread !
the disease is A malady that causes
one death out Of every eight among
women and one out of every fourteen
among men over forty IS fairly com.
mon. On this basis it does not take
much arithmetic to figure out how
likely it is that cancer will occur many H
ines in some families. III
The eminent statisticians. King and II
'ewsholme. have pointed out that it II
oes not prove heredity to show that III
one family five deaths occurred III
'om cancer BY the very frequency III
the disease and the laws of chance III
lch cases would be expected even if III
one had ever suggested the idea Of iii
'redity. llll
IN some species of animals it is be- y
we'd a certain susceptibility to tu- -
lrs may be inherited But so far as
man beings are concerned the fore =
St authorities believe that heredity
cancer may be regarded as a negli-
le factor.-Journal Of the American
dical Association.
Milford chronicle., 1915-06-18
WALKING FOR SPEED.
eNF0' Action, Body Balance and ~.
Proper Leg and Foot Motion.

Al starting on the track the movie.
nOuld mold himself as erect as Dossi
Die without however leaning at MI
backward, the arms at the sides. with
ne Iorearms in a horizontal position.
at right angles to the part Of the arms
above the elbows. He should have a
teellng Of being well balanced on his
ne weight must be kept on the heels
therein lies the chief secret Of vail
ING talriy. Speed depends on two fac
~o'S' the length and the freouencv Of
.the stride. Experiments prove tbot tba
-ehsth Of the stride becomes greater nc
me frequency increases.
Arm action should be carefully crl.
.I'ated. Properly used, the arms seer,
- acI as levers to lift forward the BODY
besides helping to balance It. In eacb
'stfiue one foot should be alwavs ON tbe
's'ouhd and ut same moment of tbo
'stiiue some part Of both feet sbould ho
-,h the ground simultaueousiv- -tbot is
-he hrSt necessity Second in fr,,or
'lance is to have the waIl, "booI a,1
-os -tnat Is the heel of each foot ;
sNo'lid strike the ground unmistal,obl, :
ms ana the toe Of each foot sbould i
~ tie last part 10 leave it. One sbopld
lo1 walk fiat footed. with the hail op S
ne 1901 or any part except the heel a
.'4'NiHs the ground before the beol is
!, - Lastly, the knee shouId no W
loehea at the end of each stride-tbe II
'.olinued leg should be stiff and taut :,
! .ne loose leg swings out for the newt " y.
iride.-outins ' "eA' w w