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Alma record., 1916-10-05

The production of clrysarobin. q
medicinal principle much used in par
asitic skin diseases. is attended with
great peril. IL forms about ~ prr
cent Of goa powder. obtained from
cavities in the brazilian aI'ttUha trcp
lAndira anaraboi. and In securing tAi-
powder the trees afe fellcd. rhUugt
eighty to one hundred feet high. ail!
often three feet IN diameter. The ma
,crinl is found as damp pulp or .umlt~
ia the center OF the trunks. ihe yield
sometimes reaching sixty or siXty-tivc
pounds per Tree. with none al ali !n
some trees. The accompanying caus.
tic liquid makes the substance difficult
60 handle and. despite gloves ana
masks. workers for any length Of time
invariably lose their hair. eyebrow> :
and eyelashes and sometimes even be
come blind. while sores from the burns
may cause long disability. \ eat ha>
been known 10 lose It's fur from slceii
Ing on n bag Of ;he powder.
Alma record., 1916-10-05

one of the u'oSt remarkable eNhlhi.
lions Of plant force ever saw. says
John Burrough. in The Breath oi
Life. was IN Il western city. vncre |
observed 4 wild suntioWcr for ing IT,
way mp through The asphalt pavement
The folded and compressed leaves ~
the plant. like n mans fist had pushed
against the hard hut flexible concrett e
until II bulged ap and split and let lli,
irrepressible plant through. The force
exerted must have been many pounds
| think IL doubtful II the strongest mail
could have pushed his fist through sur II,
a resisting medium.
Life activities are kind Of explr
sion. and the slow continued pxplo
>ions OF this growing plant rent the
pavement as surely as powder would
have done. II is doubtful IL any culti-
vated plant could have overcome such
odds II required the force Of the TIL.
tanned hairy plant Of the plains 10 nc
complish the feat
Alma record., 1916-10-05

William Murdoch. the inventor OF
the gas Jet, first burned the gas simply
as fame from the end Of a pipe. one
day in an emergency he wished to stop
the illumination Hurriedly looking
around for something, Murdock seized
his wifs'S thimble and thrust II over
the light, which was immediately ex
tingulsbed
There was strong odor Of gas. how
ever, says the Popular Science Month
ly and the eXperimenter applied a
light to the thimble discovering that it
was full Of holes. through which tiny
Jets Of flame appeared TAe impor-
tance Of the result was That the illumi-
nation from those TWO or three tiny
jets was much brighter than had been
given by the great Hare from the end
of the pipe. Acting on the principle
which this chance discovery revealed,
he constructed what was known MS the
Cockspur burner
Alma record., 1916-10-05
THE THEATRE


The program nc the Idiehour this
week offers many attractions which
viii prove unusually entertaining.
Friday the Paramount program
presents Laura Hope Crews, who will
be- remembered in "The Fighting
Hope" several weeks ago, in sensa-
tional melodrama, "Blackbirds," be
irg the story of gang of smugglers.
Saturday, another of the double
feature Triangle programs, present
inP "A beautiful picture of Hawaii and
The South Sea islands, "Aloha De"
and a side splitting comedy. "The Vii
lagc Scandal" featuring two master
laugh producers, Raymond Hitchcock
and FATTY" Abruckle Matinee at
2.45.
Monday Offers the big special fea-
ture, "Where Are My Children ?"
which every husband, wife and doc
tor in Alma should see.
Tuesday the Paramount program
Oilers "The Chorus Lady" played by
an all-star cast. This well known
drama was played on the stage five
consecutive years by the well known
actress, Rose Stahl.
Wednesday, Gold Rooster produc-
tion, can Affair Of Three Nations" a
very thrilling play involving interna-
tonal politics, intrigue, plot and
counterplot
Thursday the much beloved Mary
pickford in her famous presentation
OF "Cinderella," the dear old fairy
tale that takes US back to our child
hood days A special children's ma
tinec vii be given Immediately after
school. Don't forget the date.
Alma record., 1916-10-05
WHEN A WHALE BLOWS.
II Is Steam. Not Water, the Cetacean
Spouts Into the Air.

" is otedn, Not water tne OetaCean
Spcuts Into the Air
Since n whale breathes air when IL is
below the surface the breath must be
held. for II water should be taken into
the lungs the animal would drown
Thus as soon as cetacean comes to
the surface its breath is expelled and
fresh supply inhaled before II again
goes down.
The breath which has been held in
the lungs for Il considerable time under
pressure Is highly heated, and as ii is
forclbly expelled into the colder outer
air 1t condenses, forming a column of
steam. A similar effect may be pro-
duced by any person if on frosty
morning the breath Is suddenly blown
from the mouth.
That whales spout out OF the blow
holes water which has been taken In
through the mouth is probably more
widely believed than any other popular
misconccption. As n matter Of fact
such "a performance would be impossi-
BILE, because whales nostrils do not
open into the back of the mouth, as do
those OF man. and the animal is not
able to "breathe through its mouth" as
can ordinary land mammals. = Roy
Chapman Andrews in New York lnde-
pendent
Alma record., 1916-10-05
1hs Lonusst Eat.

The record for fasting. so far as our
best Information goes, Is held by
CRANE, a French murderer. who de-
termined TO starve himself to death
and from day 10 day after his arrest
refused TO eat.
In spite of every effort OH the part
OF his keepers. who first tried 10 tempt
him to eat by placing the most dainty
meals Ia his cell and when that failed
attempted feeding him by force, he
held out for sixty-thrce days, ut the
end OF which period he died
With the exception OF CRANES case
the longest well authenticated instance
or Tasting on record is that accomplish.
ed by Giovanni Succi. who lived at the
Royal Aquarium, London. for forty.
Ave days without food.
Alma record., 1916-10-05
DAVIS DISTRICT

Arthur Degraft is the proud owner
of a new / ford.
Ruth Cross was home from her
chool over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stadelberger
spent Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. Will Beard Of Bethany.
Mr. and Mrs. John Baker enter
tanned friends from Maple Rapids over
Sunday.
Pearl Beard and wife have moved
from Marion and will occupy the l..
Mervin house.
Lucille Brooks went to Mt Pleasant
las; week, where She will attend the
normal the coming year.
y. G. Shaffer and family moved
last Saturday to their new home north
o. St. Louis
Alma record., 1916-10-05
Rad COLDS FROM LITTLE
SNEEZES GROW

Many colds that hang on all winter
start with a sneeZe, "A snlfie, sore
throat, tight chest. You know the
symptoms C colds, and you know
prompt treatment will break them up.
DR. Kings New Discovery, with its
soothing antiseptic balsams, has been
breaking up colds and healing coughs
o. young and old for AZ years. DR..
Kings New Discovery loosens the
phlegm, clears the head, soothes the
iiritated membrane and makes
breathing easier. AT your Druggist.
-Ad 2.
Alma record., 1916-10-05
Eyes Of q Giraffe.

No matter from what direction you
may approach the giraffe, the top heavy
looking animal Is sure to discover you.
1t has been called the original rubber.
neck 1t Is not generally known that
nature. because Of the height Of its eyes
from the ground. has supplied it with q
talent peculiarly Its own for making
observations. AS matter or fact, a
giraffe can see in all directions at the
same time without moving its head.
The eyes are large and prominent and
SO placed at the side OF the head that,
bulging out as they do. they are capable
OF seeing backward as well as forward.
Alma record., 1916-10-05
OPENING RECEPTION
Faculty and Students Get Better Ac-
quainted at Formal Gathering.

Another opening reception has
come and gone, and when one girl
was heard to say it was the most
enjoyable one within her recollection,
she voiced the opinion of every one
who was at Wright Hall, Friday eve
ming. Truly the committees are to be
congratulated upon their splendid ar
rangements and upon the decorations
which were tasty and unique BY the
use of masses of autumnal tinted foil
age the reception room was made to
look almost like "de dense forest"
Eoth Wright Hall and Pioneer Hall
rooms were robbed of pillows and
rugs which were arranged about the
dining room and small reception
rooms, making the most delightful
corners for a tete-a-tete with ones
best girl. In the center of the din
ing room a lovely bower was built
up with branches of bright colored
foliage.
By means of the 81 am - Who
are you" cards every one soon knew
every one else, and when Chet wished
to make an announcement from the
platform of the radiator, he had diff
Guilty in making himself heard above
the buzz of happy voices. 1t is said
that coming events cast shadows, but
We didn't see the shadows, for every
ona,C cn,r,tc caop,ad Gna
The program was started by a
Grand March, led by Ed Johnston
and Miss. Gene Ramsdall. Following
this was a period of intermission for
gossip, then a musical number by
Paul Austin, Oscar Anderson. Clar-
ence Goodrich and Ralph Chisholm.
Though it was an impromtu affair to
take the place of a number by Prof.
Veatch, certainly no apologies were
necessary, because of unprepared-
ness. The applause which followed
showed how glad everyone was to
hear the boys sing again, and they
responded with several encores. More
gossip followed, then a male quartet
by Messrs. Austin, Seeley, Smith
and Robinson. Two more musi-
cal selections by a double trio,
consisting of the following ladies':
Josephine Riser, Pauline Markham,
Vernie Green, Ruth Boer, Eloise
Carey and Josephine Hall completed
the program. Last but by no means
least, came the refreshments for
which partners were secured by
matching the numbers on the who's
Alma record., 1916-10-05
RID YOUR CHILD OF WORMS

Thousands of children nave worms
that sap their vitality and make them
listless and irritable. Kickapoo Worm
Killer kills aud removes the worms
ard has a tonic effect on the system.
Does your child eat spasmodically :?
Cry out in sleep or grind its teeth
These are symptoms of worms and
you should find relief for them at
once. Kickapoo Worm Killer is q
pleasant remedy. At ysur druggist,
25c.-Ad 1.
Alma record., 1916-10-05
RHEU MATISM FOLLOWS EX-
POSTURE

In the rain all day is generally fol-
lowed by painful twinges of rheuma-
tism or neuralgia. Sloan's Liniment
will give you quick relief and prevent
the twinges from becoming torture.
II quickly penetrates without rubbing
and soothes the sore and aching joints.
For sore, stiff, exhausted muscles that
ache and throb from overwork, Sloan's
Liniment affords quick relief. Bruis-
es. sprains, strains and other minor
injuries to children are quickly sooth-
ed by Sloan's Liniment. Get q bot
tie today at your Druggist--Ad 2.
Alma record., 1916-10-05

The origin OF the word farm" is aa
follows: In the Saxons' time the es
tates which the lords Of manors grant
ed to the freemen were at first but fol
a term Of years. with q render Of q
rent, which In those days was Of corn
and other products The leases &c
made were called fermes or farmes
but times ensuing turned the produce
into money and terms Of years tc
terms Of life and inheritsnce.-West
minister Gazette.
Alma record., 1916-10-05
WRESTLING MATCH FRIDAY

On Friday evening Ernest Fenby
the Shepherd giant. will wrestle w
Bonecki, the champion of Pennsyl-
vania, at Wright opera house. The
bout should be good one. both men
having regulations as wrestlers. Fen
by, the Shepherd man, is well known
in Alma through past performances
here, and has large Alma following,
who will be pleased to again see him
IN action. Plenty Of good preimin-
cries are promised FOR the evening.
Alma record., 1916-10-05

Who Cards" Nut ice cream and waf-
ers were served, and the evenings
program was closed by singing the
college song Another remark heard
IN passing through the hall-"I had
the best time. IL wasn't bit stiff
and formal as | expected" This came
from a new girl, Judge, and again we
al agree
Alma record., 1916-10-05

NATIONAL.


CHARLES EVANS HUGHES
For Vice President
CHARLES ". FAIRBANKS
For u. 5. senator
CHARLES +. TOWNSEND
For Congress
STATE
For Governor
ALBEer +. SLEEPER
For Senator
JOHN A. DAMON
For Representative
HARRY ROSE
COUNTY
For Judge of Probate
y LEE POTTS
For Sheriff
NEWELL BRADFORD
For Clerk
BERNIE L. CASE
For Treasurer
GAYLORD NELSON
For Register Of Deeds
BIRD j. TUCKER
For Prosecuting Attorney
ORA l.. SMITH
For Circuit Court Commissioner
JOHN ID. SPINNEY
JOHN NJ EVERDEN
For Coroners
BERT c. HALL
WILL X. LUDWIG
For Drain Commissioner
EVRA r. LAYCOCk
For Surveyor
JOSEPH W HARROD
Alma record., 1916-10-05
STATE TICKET

At the Republican state convention
at Saginaw last Thursday one of the
strongest tickets ever nominated in
the state was named as follows:
Secretary of State. C. Vaughn.
State Treasurer Samuel Odell
Auditor General %. b. Fuller.
Attorney General-Alex Grossbeck.
Justice Supreme Court-Grant Eel
lows
Alma record., 1916-10-05

The Baptist church will have its
usual service during the coming week
with the exception of the Sunday eve
mng service, given up because of the
temperance rally The pastor will
preach on the subject, THE Steps of
Il Good Man Are Ordered by the
lord," at the morning service
Alma record., 1916-10-05
A MarxsI Of chamiatrx

One Of the most marvellous things II
the burning OF a Jet Of hydrogen gas in
liquid air. The smoke that arises from
the combustion floats OF in the air as
pure snow. fame birning brilliantly
La the midst Of liquid, with snow
given Oh for smoke.
Alma record., 1916-10-05

"The Virtue of Violence" will be the
sermon at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning All Sunday services
except the evening church service will
be held Regular services through
tho week as usual.
Alma record., 1916-10-05
Good impulses.

mere good impulse that does not
result In good works Is rather worse
than useless. for If not carried out In
deed 1t has reaction instead OF an
action as its outcome
Alma record., 1916-10-05
UnwittinoIy Kind.

Cholly Ayres-Yes. since the Parkcrs
lost their money have stopped calling
there. Miss Keen-That Is very kind
Of you. 1t ought to cheer them up q
whole lot.-Baltimore Sun
Alma record., 1916-10-05

At the Methodist church all ser
vices will be as usual except the Sun
day evening service, which gives way
fol the temperance rally at Wright
oDera house
Alma record., 1916-10-05
THE CHURCHES

Regular services will be held during
The coming week at st. Johns church
with a sermon by the pastor at the
Sunday morning service on, False
Christ"
Alma record., 1916-10-05

The regular services at the Pine
street Church OF Christ will he held
during the coming week. The pastor
will preach on the subject, Gods
Dealing With Man" at the morning
service and the subject, What Must !
do to be Saved ?" at the evening ser
wee.
Alma record., 1916-10-05

The morning service at the United
Brethren church will be in charge Of
Rev. S. ". Birdsall of Riverdale. Sun
day school and mid-week meetings at
usual.
Alma record., 1916-10-05

Happiness at least Is not solitary.
It Joys to communicate: IL loves others,
Tor II depends on them for its exist
ence.
Alma record., 1916-10-05
HAVE OFFICES HERE

The international Mill & Timber
company of Bay City, the home of the
ready cut houses, have opened offices
il the Merchants Realty block, OPP
posite the First State Bank, with a
view OF securing a portion OF the Alma
business. f. L. Rice is manager OF
the Alma Offices.
Alma record., 1916-10-05

AT st. Mary's church the regular
services will be held at $3.50 a. m. on
Sunday.
Alma record., 1916-10-05
MARKET REPORT

blowing are the prices paid by
Alma Grain & Lumber Company
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-06
No STOMACH. PAIN,
GAS, INDIGESTION
IN five MINUTES
"Pape's DiapeFsin' IS he Only real
stomach regulator known.

Really does" put cad stonaacbs -
ordor-''raaIIy dccs' overcome ind
gestiCn. avs pepsia- gas. heartburn and
sourness IN five mInGf as-that-just
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin tho
largest selling stomach regulator in
the world If what you eat fern1nnts
into stubborn Jumps, Fou reich gas
and cructare soUr, undigested f0ot
and acid; head is dizzy ana aches
breath foul; tongue coated: your in
sides filled with bile and indigestbla
waste, remember the moment "Papes
Diapepsin" comes in contact with the
stomach all such distress vanishe:
It's truly astonishing almost
marvellous, and the joy is its harm
lessness.
A large fifty-cent oase OF Pape's
Diapepsir will give You hundred
dollars worth OF satisfaction or Your
druggist hands you your money
back.
It's worth it's weight IN gold to men
and women VINO can't set their stoua.
achs regulated. Il belongs in your
home-should always lie Kept handy
in case of sick, sour. upset stom.
ach during the cay or at night. It's
the quickest, 3urest and most harm
less stomach regulator in the world
(Adyt.}
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-06

pace with the procession. You can
not increase your inconrc-half as easy
as YOU can make it go farther You
need not do without porterhouse, but
you can make It 90 a long way.
Learn the secret of French thrift and
find the secret Of little economies Il
food values.
Your youngsters will relish a dish
Of home baked beans as much as a
choice tenderfoin They will grow
fat on spaghetti They will have
fewer stomach disorders on bread
and n1olasses than on candy and soda
and lobster salads. IT'S the appetite
that counts-nat what satisfies it. Go
easy on the butter and take only as
much az you can use Examine your
garbage can to see If your high cost
Of living is nor due to The high cost
of thriftlessness, live better and save
more Thrift is the panacea for MANY
many Ills. and the high cost Of living
yea. even the cost OF living high can
be considerably reduced by applying
thrift 70 the little things about the
house.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-06
TALKS ON THRIFT.
THRIFT AND THE HIGH COST
OF LIVING.

For the past few years one of the
timely and important topics has been
the high cost of living F'oodstuffs
nave been increasing in cost with a
rapidfty that has made establishment
necessary in many lines, and only as
wages have kept pade with the in
crease n other things have We been
able TO keep our financial ships of
the rocks, War conditions have NOT
helped the matter for in spite Of our
great prosperity the cost of living still
mounts up.
NJ individuals We are in large
measure helpless to remedy the diff
ficulty, for the causes are economic
rand beyond our control but We can
DO much toward alleviating the re-
sulting ills. We cannot all be
teachers Of domestic science but we
| can al practice the art of good living
We cannot change the price of beef
steak but We can make better use Of
our porterhouses. We can do some
solid thinking and apply thrift prin-
ciples TO cur kitchens and dining
rooms and offset in a very large
measure the added strain of high
prices,
The trouble with many home
keepers is they take the easy way AMI
| stay IN a rut. They do not study
their jobs and like every one else who
| does thoughtless work, do the work
/ poorly. For instance m large
| boarding house. as in all such estab-
! lishments, one of the principal items
| Of food is steaks and chops. Their
! cost is high and the waste is large
| The iandlady complains that she can
| not make a living. But, she doesn' t
| know how. Many Of the guests are
! fond Of fish in various forms yet the
| menu seldom includes fish; and fish
! is cheap. On a single meal she could
| save from three 10 five dollars and
| please her guests immensely. She
| might often substitute stew for A
| steak. and accomplish the same re-
| suits. She might use cheaper Cpts Of
/ meat made IN into appetizing forms.
| But she sticks - her chops and
! steaks and grumbles at the high cost
| OF running . boarding house It's
! the high dpst Of ignorance that she
ought to blame.
| We have been charged times with
! out number. with being a nation Of
| MASTERS. This waste takes the form
of household inefficiency more gen
orally than any other form
! More homes are wrecked from a
| financial point of view. from the
/ waste of he kitchen, Than any other
| cause. If, as Doctor Wiley estimates
one-third of our food is wasted. thrift
| in food might be very effective rem
! edv for some of our present day do
| mestif, Problems With meats cost
! ing thirty-cents a pound and half
! bone and fat, eggs at five-cents each.
| butter fifty cents pound and other
/ Things IN proportion, we must do
| some readiusting If we would keen
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-06
this FELLOW TRULY
A WALKING ARSENAL
Mike Ink. Who Shot Three Men, Car
rieA Four Pistols. Sabre, Knife,
.rmOr and Other Paraphernatia.

Hammond, Ind, Dec. Mike Ink.
of Whiting, Ind, who today shot
Judge C. E. Greenwald, Bailiff Lew
DeBow and Juror George Robins in
court here. was found to be a walk
ing arsenal
On his person we're found four re-
voIvers, a razor-edged cavalry sabre,
Ratchet, hammer, butcher knife, g.
heavy iron cane, strong iron hook
Jimmy" a. blackjack and 16a
cartridges. Under his clothing ne
wore a crude suit of armor made o
sheet iron and stove pipe. Wrapped
in paper he carried sheet iron
head mask. The paraphernalia
weighed 10 pounds
He also carried a bundle of papers
containing references to ! damage
suit he had against the Standard Oil
company in which he was awarded
Judgment for $1,000 He carried the
check for the amount. He never
cashed it, he said, because bankers
misconstrued the meaning of the deci-
NAL.
Six years ago, the mayor of Whit
ing was appointed guardian for Ink
as it was shown in court he was not
capable of attending to his accounts.
During President Tafts administra-
ton he was arrested at the white
house, where he had gone to COM
plain about the check.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-06
{. =. C5NSGT PIT ~ EMBARGO
ON FOOD.

a good many sensible people are
going off on a tangent in The frantic
desire to find remedy for the pres
ant high prices of foodstuffs, and adj
Vocatine an embargo on shipments
Of foodstuffs.
An embargo is not tha remedy, AMI
the United states eould not adopt It
even if it we're.
There are business "a we'll as hu-
manitariaH reasons WHY the United
states cannot place an embargo o..
food shipments to Europe
The beiligerent countries of Europe
are among our best customers, IN
Zines of peace as we'll rs in times
of war. And # We refused 10 sell
them now. It is safe to say that whea
peace comes they would buy from us
only the goods they could noe ger
elsewhere.
Another thing. the United states IL
NOT yer producing every hing it needs
We must go to Europe for our abso-
lutte necessities. Don't imagine
Europe would not hit back if we HIT
ri thea1 when they are down.
But the best reason why the United
States cannot put an embargo on food
is because as long as we
have enough to subsist upon, we can
not with good conscience withhold
food from starving people.
Lets put tho soft pedal on the food
embargo talk