Alma record., January 13, 1888, Image 5

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THE ALMA RECORD.
FRIDAY, JANTAKY :;, lsrs.
Ity looking t Hi" h-.idirif of the flrM pane ol
thlM paper you will
VrlloLKNIIMIIKIt 4 VI
If too number following your mini" on this pit
pot la tho fiiiu", or less thim the number of the
PflPr, then your it.-riitln h.is expired.
wed' not stop tho puper until no ordered ly
pul-evrllmrv
Ironholilors that decorated the parlor table,
and then took up the overcoat, with a little
ilgh, ns he realised the discrepancy be
tween his size and its proportions.
"Put that on for a minute," called Miss
Prissy, "till we sec if it can Ix; taken in
to fit you."
The minister oleyed; but as he put his
hands in the sidi pockets, to draw it more
closely atxnit him, he discovered some
thine: "in the way, and, drawing out the
olwtrurtinn, produced n wallet.
lie looked at it iu blank amazement.
Miss Prissv could not restrain her
curiosity, and snatching it from his baud,
she opened it. disclosing the crisp bills.
"Five hundred dollars!" she gasped, In
credulously, anil there was a moment's
breathless silence.
"What does it mean?" said the minister,
afraid to look upon the money ns his own,
lest there should Ih' some mistake.
Shrewd Miss Prissy detested the Deacon
as cordially as she loved the minister and
his wife, nnd, with a mental determin
ation that the dose, old man should be out
witted for once, she exclaimed:
"Well, if that isn't a neat way to make
a nice little present. The Deacon said he
meant to do something handsome for once,
but I never mi-trusted he would do any
thing as generous as this. And hiding it
away so as to surprise you, too! Well, I'll
change my opinion of him."
The minister and his wife were In an
ecstasy of delight, and they were half
fearful that the precious bills might van
ish if they let go of them.
"They shall have them too. for they de
serve them," said warmhearted Miss
Prissy, "and I'll tix it."
Karly the next morning she started out,
telling everyone she met of the Deacon's
generous liberality and delicacy, and she
reached the Deacon's irate just as lie had
finished breakfast, and was in a most com
fortable humor with himself ami all the
world.
"I just want to tell you what I think of
you, Deacon," she exclaimed warmly,
seizing his hand. "You're the most noble
generous hearted man that ever lived, and
the w hole village is talking about you nnd
praising you. 1 never knew your equal
never."
"What do yon mean?" stammered the
Deacon, rather lewlllered at this out
burst, for he had always supposed himself
a special object of Miss Prissy's dislike.
"Why, your donation!" answered Miss
Prissy. "Oh, you needn't pretend you
don't know what I mean, though we all
know how modes you arc."
"Oh, the coat," said the Deacon, tcgin
nlng to doubt the sincerity of Miss Privy's
praise.
"Yes, the coat that everybody thought
was such a stingy thing for a rich man like
vou to give; ml we didn't any of us
know, when we were judging vou that w ay,
what you had slylv hid away In the jacket.
I expect Mr. ami Mrs. (Jood fellow got oil
to the city, on this train, to get some of the
things they've liecn wanting this many a
year. Five hundred dollars was a big
thing to them!"
The Deacon gave an inarticulate gurgle,
and his rubicund face turned to a greenish
pa'lor, as he grasped the gatepost for sup
port. II is f)H) gone! lie rememK-retl
now how carelessly he had left it In the
wket of his old coat. Miss Prissy didn't
wait for him to speak, though her black
eyes sparkled mischievously as she wit
nessed the effect of her Intelligence. She
knew that, if there was one thing the
Deacon loved more than his money, it was
the applause of his fellow-men, anil she
bail managed so well that he could not re
cover his money without incurring the
scorn and ridicule of his neighliors.
She trotted briskly oil, arid left him to
himself, to get over his anger and grief as
best he might. The Deacon was a wise
man in his generation, and wise men al
ways make the U-st of circumstances, so
that Is what the Deneon did. He realized
that he had irretrievably lost the money,
so he resolved that no one should ever
know it had not been a free gift, and he
accepted his neighbors' praises as if he had
fully earned them, ns well as the earnest
gratitude of the minister and his wife.
Only the Deacon and Miss Prissy knew it
had Ix-en a mistake, but they never told
the real truth alout that donation.
From No Man's Land.
"Washington is awaiting with some In
terest the arrival of the delegate from No
Man's Land. A great many people will be
surprised to learn that there is such a
province under the shadow of the Ameri
can flag. It will oidy be found under
that name on the older maps. It is the
disputed strip of country north of the pan
handle of Texas, whose inhabitants re
cently held a convention and elected
officers. A Territorial delegate is on
his way to Washington to ak for n scat
in Congress and admission for their section
into the United States as the Territory
of Cimarron. The name is derived from
the largest river which flows through the
proposed Territory. This land appears on
the maps at the interior Department ns
"public lands." It Is a parallelogram
thirty miles wide, larger than the State of
Delaware and nearly as large as New Jer
sey. It is Iwundcd on the north by Colo
rado and Kansas, on the cast by Indian
Territory, on the south by Texas, and on
the west by New Mexico. The Cimarron
river rises near its northwestern boundary
and empties into the Arkansas river In the
Indian Territory.
Cimarron Territory came Into the poss- I
tsslon of the United States in 1819, under
what Is known as the Florida treaty with J
Spain, by w hich treaty we secured Florida j
but lost "Texas. The proposed Territory j
of Cimarron is the most symmetrical divl- j
slon of the United States. Not far to the ,
south of it, in Texas and New Mexico, is j
the high table land known as the Llano j
Estacado, or "staked plains," which forms ;
the enstcrn base of the Hoeky mountains .
and rises to the height of over 2,000 feet. ;
The vote of the new delegate will be ;
Democratic.
Infant Inenhatnr.
At the lying In hospital of Laribolslcre, 1
at Paris, France, they are using what they i
call "child hatching machines. These
machines arc wooden lulw with lids of !
glass, in which children lorn ix fore the j
proper time arc kept in a constant temper
ature of nearly W degrees. Infants lorn J
two months, or even eleven weeks, before ,
their time, and weighing urder two and J
one half pounds, have been kept alive la
Uicre maculae and aro doing well.
DOM PEDRO'S WIFE.
A Piir;etaro of th DmprcM mt
llrftill.
TLe Kmperor and Empress of lirnr.il ai
tended a grand soiree at Paris recently,
ami a corrcsjondcnt present thus descritx
her: The Empress face improves as she
advances In years. fche used to be a plain,
commonplace little woman, but she has
now n really heavenly countenance, and
one might fancy that angel's wings were
ready to sprout from her shoulder blades.
Her hair is nearly snow-white. When
1 tlrst saw her, years ago, it was
yellowish, streaked with silver. She wears
a cap fastened on with diamond pins,
which strike one ns fireballs, and a drcas
with a lody neither high cor low. It ought
to be elegant, but hardiv looks so, the
draperies and fastoons of rich point lace
notwithstanding. She recoguized a num
ber of old friends, to whom she beckoned
with her fan to come and stay near her,
nud whenever there was an interval in the
theatrical and musical entertainment pre
pared for her and Doin Pedro she turned
round, wift soft grace and kindness, to
chat with them. I should say that
this Maria Theresa is not taller than our
Queen. She is not thin, though not what
one would call stout. Put there is a shade
of asceticism in the countenance which is
picturesque and makes her interesting. It
does not arise from severity toward the
ladies of her court and the sinners of her
capital, but, I should say, from observance
of the fasts of the church. Notwithstanding
the weight of his tall and ponderous body,
the Emperor looks well, though he has
aged since last here. It's a blessing of
1 leaven, he feels, to have a short, active
body, when the inner man is beginning to
realize that he has had enough of physical
activity and wants rest. The Empcror'i
Ix-ard has whitened almost as much as the
Empress' hair. I suppose there never was
a more complete realization of the "John
Anderson, My Jo," than this august pair
offers. Yet their match was certainly not
n love one, and in the early start the Em
press was almost jealous of her husband's
devotion to science. He might not, per
haps, have turned out the scientist and
sage that lie is, had he, as a youth, come
to the Old World, seen some paragon ol
leauty, fallen in love w ith her, and car
ried her oil to 15raz.ll to place the Imperial
crown upon her head.
A LADY'S RACE.
A Sleepy Looking Horn That Wn Fatter
Than It Looked.
A Mlnnenpolisladv drives n sleepy-look-
Ing carriage horse about town on her shop
ping tours that doesn't look as though it j
could go a mile in a week. A well-known I
citizen had a spanking big team that was
acknowledged to It- the swiftest in the
town. The lady and gentleman meet in
society frequently, and the latter never
lost an opportunity to chaff her alout her
ill-looking horso. One day they happened
to drive un to a city drug store'at the same j
time.
"Say," began the man, as he looked at
the lady and then glanced at the horse,
"whv don't vou hitch n snail to vour car
riage? It would go faster than that horse
and look a deuced sight better.
"You have 'guyed' me repeatedly about
that horse, replied the lady. "Now I'll
wager that I leat you in a half-mile race.'
"1 11 let 3'ou 10 3ou can t.
"Wait till I drive home and get the'
money and I'll take you."
"Never mind doing that; III loan you
the money, broke in a bystander.
The money was put up and a half mile
on a level street was chosen. Half the
town witnessed the race, The flyers irot
an even start and away they went. Tin
little horse spurted at the start and took
the lead. The little least's mane and
tail fairly stood up in the air as she went1
at a Maud S. gait down the stretch. The I
Mir team was not only beaten, but ins
straight race would have been distanced.
The town went wild. They are guying i
the man yet up In that country.
She Took It.
The grocer had put up her tea, sugar,
and starch, and to his qucrry of "Any
thing else to-day? she replied:
" les, I want a pumpkin."
"Right this way, ma'am. Here is a very
nice one.
"Is it ripe?"
"Certainly."
"I want to be sure about that. Picas
plug it."
"O, certainly. Sec there?"
"It's not a red core."
"No, madam; It's a yellow core. All my
pumpkins have been that way this fall,
and every one has given satisfaction.
Dog In Kuropean Armies.
War dogs arc no longer a specialty of
any army. All the European states have
more or less dogs attached to the service.
These sagacious animals arc not only use
ful to guard a detachment against sur
prises, but they are also being trained for
tracing the wounded, for carrying car
tridges Into the line of combat, etc. The
native scouts employed by the Austrians in
Posnia havclK.cn most successful in the
employment of dogs on outpost.duty, as
pathfinders and guides or scouts. ith
docs to watch over them, the soldiers can
quietly lie down and sleep during the
i night without fear ol a surprise.
An Isolated Colony.
Some
recently
Russia.
fifty square miles of forest were
sold near the city of Vitebsk,
The new proprietor had the ter
ritory examined, and in the densest part
of the forest thirty families of men were
found of whose existence nobody had the
least knowledge. 1 hey have their dwell-
in trs and till the ground, and have hith
erto lived without deriving any lenerits
from, or paying any taxes to, the imperial
commonwealth established around them.
Meilcan Women's Pet.
The Mexican women, l)elng as fond of
I I m nrc t'c gentle sisterhood in other
parts of the world, many of them choose,
not cats or parrot or pugs, but pigs for
the recipients of their caresses. It is quite
common here to meet a woman leading by
a string a pig that is black as black can be,
with which she appears to I on chummy
terms, and long after the NoAtbas ceased
to deserve his juvenile title he literally
shares her bed and board.
A Handsome Compliment
.Miss r.tnei mt. fcathtriy paid you
very handsome compliment last night,
Clara!
Miss Clara Oh, did he? What was it?
Miss Ethel He spoke of your new
blatk-velvet suit, and thought he never
saw you look so well. "It is wonderful,"
he said: "what a difference dress make
with some people!"
An Awkward Farewell.
Guest Well, good bye, old man. And
you've really got a very nice little place
here,"
Host Yes, but it's rather bare Just now.
I Lope the tree will have grown a good
bit before you re back, old man.
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1 AlJM
After Fortr jeer
iperieore n the
r reparation of more
bo Oo Hundred
MO
Thousand application fnr patent Is
the United Mte and Porelrn eons.
the United Mt and Korelrn conn
trie, tbe publisher of the Sc-tentide
IrV VtI American oontinoe to act aa aolieitora
g "ine for patent, caveat, trerte-niarka, opjr
iaaawl rifbu. ate., for ti United ritatee, and
to obtain patent In Canada, Knf lend, France,
Germany, and all ether countries. Their eipen
ence i uajuald and their faoiliUe are uuur
ieaeed.
lrawlnf and epeclfloatlon prepared and filed
la the fateot Offloe on abort notice. Term very
reasonable. Wo charge for eiaintnatioa of cuodela
or drevlnjr. Advice f mail free.
Patent obtained through MnnnatV are noticed
In the MCIKNTIKIC AMKIUCANI, which baa
tb largest circulation and la the moat infloentiel
newapaper of it kind pubtUhed in tbe world.
The advantages of inch a notice arery patentee
anderetenda.
Thi large and eplendldlr Moot rated newipaper
Is publuhed WLKKLVlt a.1.00 a year, and la
admitted to he the beet pepe devoted to ecience.
mechanic. Invention, engineering work, and
ether department of induitrial progreea, pub
lished in any cone try. It eontaio the name of
all patentee and title of every invention patented
earh week. Try it four month for one dollar,
ftold by all newsdealer.
If you bava an invention te patent write to
Mann A publ inner of Soieatitie AjaetMac
Ml Hroadway. New York.
llaadbook about patent nailed free.
"'J' Lung Disease If you havo
Conch or Cold, or tho children nrc
threatened with Lroupor V hooping Uongh,
use Acker s tnglxah Hemedyand prevent
farther trouble. It is a positive cum'
and we guarantee it. I'nco 10 and oUc
Bold by ii. S. Webb.
Vflll you miITit vrltli IM -tx"li' ami l.lvt r
(joiiipliiiiit Miuoli b itiillr.er Is K"rritfi
rureynu. I
always have
Ackor's liaby
Soother at hand. It is tho only fcafo
medicine yet mado that will remove all
infantile disorders. It contains no Opium
9T 2Iorjhin$, but ftlves tho child natural
mm from pam. Prico 23 cents. Sold by
Sold by n. h Wvhh.
HlTpl"s nlM in'il mioratilr ly tha
terriMf comm. hiloh'w ciiir Ih the i mly
r t yon.
r A and reliable Mcdicinen are thebc?t
Jvv to depend upon. Acker's Blood El
ixir baa been prescribed for years for all 1m-
puritiea of tho Blood. Inevcrylonnoibcror
nlons. Prrhlliticor Mercurial diseases, it is
Invaluable. For Rheumatism, has no equal.
Sold b U.S. V.(
fntiirrh (luifMl. liritlth nnd imiol hienfh fo-
eur"l, !r Shilih c-;itnrrh reinnly. I'i ! ;0
e,
is warranted, is because it is the best
Blood Preparation known. It will posi
tively cure all Blood Diseases, purifies tha
whole system, and thoroughly builds up the
constitution. Kemembcr, wo fuarohtcO It.
Soi l by H S. W.-bh.
For lame 1'iick. niJp or elut, use hlloh's
porous plitMr. Prtr.' .'." icnts. 6
YjP Cv wou enjoy your dinnsr
3 j and are prevented by Dys
pepsia, use- Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They are a positive euro for Dyspepsia, In
digestion. Flatulency and Constipation.
We guarantee- them, 25 and CO cents.
fr.ld Vy H. S.Webk
5n iloh'f eouifh and coniimptl.in run- l 1J
ty ii'!i a tuiinintef It cures coiirumptmn.
Why W:ftt Time mikI loiiey
im th.it which d(x noirorxl. Your rhil'lrcn
hVP vnriii ami an- Cnc-, itlwuy hunirry,
lr'ple. puny urnl tvc:ik from the prcMMiri' of
WnniK In the Momueh which piecnt the J'(nnl
lieiiur taken up to nouri-h the body, purine
ler'i Siintonine Worm 'amlies will liiolvf and
remove the worin.' nnd then nil will he well
S'ou cunnot di hotter hy your children than to
attend to their health. Trice centr ti-r loX.
old by M. S. WeMi. Jan
Khllh Vitalize? if what v rn need for t'on
atipution, lo of appetite, dl..ines and all
f.vniptoiii of Dy-pepslii. l'rlco 0 and 'S cent
HT lKtt l". T
AtSIoine and Abroad;
At church and theatre. In the rountinjr
house and work room, in tact everywhere i
hpurd that hacking couh which Mn devel-
ipes into Cnntreatioii nr lntlaraation of the
I.unir", nnmehitH. Pneumonia and I 'on u mo
tion, lie w se iu time. Imiiifdiute relief and
cure can be cheanly obtained. Hamilton'
Cough Halnam will urely icite you rell. t from
Huso Throat and Lunjr trouble that often ter.
minute In death. Instant relief in ( roup, and
a nubduer of Whnoplnjr Couh. Your con
sumptire friend will be greatly benefited
Price 3'nind .Sn cents. Sold by B. . Webb. Jan
Cmup. wlinopiwr eouah and bronchitH 1m
nipilintciy relieved by Shllou's cur'. 8
I'ntiitf and Start Iiir.
It in nil the same, for you are uure to sufTcr
from Piles. No wnrse torture can be conceited
of, Llllnd or ltchlnir Pile are uneualed for
annoyance, hut by a few ap lieati'uih of Par
mclee'a Pile Su ppofitories mi1 aeeordlrur
to direction. juiekly reduce, replace and
drivp them away. Warranted to cure. Pric
l -ents jier box. Sold by 11.8 Webb. Juu
TIip Throat
I often iliened on account f Catarrh,
producing dryness and a contant d'slre to
couirh. That ticklintr censatlon and the
hoarsneM that is io comiron to public r-lnjrcrs
and upeaker epee1ally. is relievel at nncp by
Hnmllton'aCouvh Trot-hen which are prepared
from the ni"it appnived formula. Oo not wait
till Acute llrouchitis or even Coniumptlon
take firm hold of vou Price only 25 cts pwr
box. Sold by II 8 Webb. Jan
Now Is the time your horeos ahd cattle nerd
attention. To prevent diaense and tone up the
ystem you will find Paruieh-s's ( ondition
Powders unexcellel. Sold by 11. S. Webb.
449 lyr.
Ducklcns Arnica Salvr-
The Tjeet Salve la tha workl for Cut, r.ruls.',
Borea, 6alt Rheum, Fever Soroa. TetWr, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Coma, and an Skin Eruption,
and poritlvelj cures Pllea, or no ity required.
It Is gTiaraoteed to glr perfect aatlsfactlnn. or
money refunded. rr1c 3 wnta per bug. Kit
Sale by D. P. Webb.
A "WoinnnN Dixoovcry. 2
'noth r wonderful diaorery has been made
and that too by a woman in this county. Ii s
fiietetied ita clutelies upon Mer and fur seven
yearn rho wlthstoiM Its severest testn, but her
vitAl organs were undermined and death w-nned
Imminent. For three months he roughed luces
anntly and could not sleep. She Indilit of us a
liottle of Ir. Kin'a Sew Iicovcry for Conumiv
tinn and was ao much relieved on taking the Hint
done that tdi slept all nlKht, and with one Ix.tik
has leen mirsculouhly curel. Her tiante is Mrs.
Luther Luti." Thus, write W. C. Hamrii k Co.
of Shelby, N. C.iet a free trial bottle at 15. S.
Webb's I)ru Store.
The Yonllct UiiaiiimoiiH. 2
V. I). Suit, Inifris'bt, Hii'pus, Ind , teKtiib-:
I ran recomnn-nd Kloctrio Hitters ns thetery
et remedy. Every bottle sold has civen nlief
In every case. One m.in took tit Ixiitle nml a as
cured of liheumatism of 10 years' stnndliuf.''
Abraham Hare, drujrbd, Hellville, Ohio, aftlrma:
"The best m-llinc metllclne I hare ever handled in
my ! yearn' experience, I Electric liitters."
Thousands of others have added their testimony,
ao that the verdict is unanimous that Electric
Pittern do cure all diseases of the Mrer, Kidneya
or Wood. Only half a dollar a bottle at 1). S.
Webb's proa Btora.
'i.ii-4ul 1 4.'." wi.' ti
fa MM
Ill
does not include a Watertmry Watch
or a trip to Europe.
This
B a
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lOUUIliSIU.B
Wright, ScliDeider i Stuttz,
The LargGst and Leading Mercantile House,
ALMA,
Til If V . '
WLJL
hi ti a
tf-.o'ucr....,
$597j
Which he might have done had he promised
an Acorn Cook and Heating stove. Any
sensible young lady who views matrimony
from a business stand-point should insist
as a part of the contract, on having the
Acorn Sto ves.both for cooking and heat
ing; saves so much labor and fuel, you
know. Kelso Bros, are manufactur
er's agents for the Acorn Stoves: call
and see them also look at those
excellent second-hand stoves.
Bio: Bargains !
Kelso Bros
J. M. MONTIGEL & (X ,
Founders,, Ifiachsraists,
AND BLACKSMITHS.
MA N V FA CT.V 1 1 K K S
Sdraartz pat. Bead Ca
Carriages. Wagons, Steel Plows, and
all kinds of
farm implements
ALSO AGKNTS FOU THK-
OlrlYER GIIIIcIfED
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$5.9?
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MICH.
$5.97
Pans
'Tis sweet to court.
But oh how bitter,
To court a girl.
And then not git 'er:
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