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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10
DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING.
Boots and shoes, crocefic. and crockcry.

Dry goods and groceries being among
the greatest and most important of al
our staple productions, necessarily pro-
mote and maintain a wide range of
commercial interests, the tra1c of which
extends through many channels of ac-
tivity. Among this class of establish
ments in Alma that of
j. w. MCLEOD,
On Superior street is one Of cur most
reliable ones. The proprietor has been
ilcltiied with this trade during the
last ton years. and is therefore familiar
every detail pertaining TO it.. His
use of business since lie establish
\storc in Alma, about eigl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10

proprietor. This establishment has
furnished some superior work for diff
ferent houses, and is now furnishing
the wood work for the II W Church
block.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10

What Enterprise and Push will Accom-
piish.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We cannot notice anonymous communities
tons In all cases we require the writer name
and address not for publication, but as u
guarantee of good faith. And correspondents
should write upon one side of their sheet only.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10
A Z MI A .
A Review of the Town
ITS GROWTH AND FUTURE
prospects.
One Of the Most Progressive Towns in the
State.

What Enterprise and Push will Accom-
plish.
To-day we present to our readers the
figures respecting the amount Of build
ing which has taken place in Alma dur
ing the past eighteen months, and the
showing is indeed a good one. There
is not another town of this size in the
State that has made sorapid an advance
ment. Alma is indeed on the right
road to prosperity. The firms whose
names we present to our readers this
week are among our reliable ones and
they will be found abreast of the times
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10
BUILDING INTERESTS.
The Importance of the Contractor and
Builder.

Next to the architect in Importance.
and in every respect equal to him i'm
necessity is the builder. Without him
the architects plans are worthless. 1t
is important in building structure
that the wood work should be of good
seasoned material. The workmanship
is leading feature, and requires more
than average attention. The men who
conduct these interests must also have
q practical knowledge of the business
to make a success of it. A man i'm bus
mess here who is competent TO meet
these requirements in every particular is
A. BRADLEY.
Proprietor of the Alma sash and door
works. This establishment was found
ed Jan. LIST, 1884. Mr.. Bradley came TO
Alma i'm 1888. and has been identified
with the erection of many of the build
ings here. He has had thirty-five years
of experience as builder, and the large
practical experience that he has had
gives him a knowledge of the benefits
derived by good work. As an architect
Mr. Bradley is scientific. and as work
man no better can be found i'm the State
a.. 49, ..r.. g.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10
TO ADVERTISERS.

The RECORD IA one OF the best mediums for
dvertisers i'm Gratiot County being "A welcome
visitor To nearly every home in this part OF the
county and towns adjoining, but tn insure in
eertiOn the same week, advertisements shoulu
be handed in NOT later than wednesday noon.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
The Days We Celebrate.
lEarper's Bazar.l


1t is certainly astonishing how very
few national feasts we have on the
Whole-the more astonishing that in
our great pressure of business, and
rapid deed and thought, we need rest
and relaxation more than most. Christ.
mas is not universally kept among us,
nor is New Years; we make nothing of
the Sth of January or of the 2ed of
February, little bell ringing or a few
guns comprising the most of our OBJ
servance of those days; we forget the
April day of the battle of Lex
lngton till after it has passed;
and we content ourselves with a sorry
and solemn parade that can not be
called feast, if it can not be called a
fast, on Decoration Day. The a2niyer
sary of the battle of Bunker Hill has
sometimes a good send-otf in New Eng
land, sometimes not-seldom anywhere
else; and in truth we lie back and re-
serve all our strength for the Fourth of
July, and now we celebrate that and
now we don't. And when we do cele.
brate, we have not much idea of doing
so other than with cannons and with
flags, firecrackers and torpedoes, by day
and the blue lights and their kind by
night-music, flowers, and the gentler
arts seeming to US of insufficient import
to turn to exterior use.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
HOUSE KNOWLEDGE FOR BOYS.

And ! wove the thing to random rhyme
For the rose Is beauty, the gardener time
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
A FANCY FROM FoNTANzLLE. d
[Austin Dobson.I

lAuslu OODS0nl
The rose In the garden slipped her bud,
And she laughed In the pride Of her youthful
blood
AS she thought Of the gardener standing
by
"He Is old-so old And he soon win diero
The full rose waved In the warm June air.
And she spread, and spread, till her heart
lay bare;
And she laughed once moro as she heard his
tread
HE is older now. He viii soon be deadl"
But the breeze Of the morning blew anG
found
That the leaves of the blown rose strewed
the grounds;
And he came at noon, the gardener old,
ana ne raked them softly under the mold
And wove the thing to random rhyme:
For the rose Is beauty, the gardener time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
The En'oct of Rain ON Appetite.
Detroit Free Press. |

"You woafd hardly believe it," says a
New York restaurant keeper, "but when
it rains our receipts are third less than
on fine day. I've been trying to I'M
derstand the reason of it, 1t cannot be
because any considerable number of our
patrons are kept at home ON account of
the weather, for on inquiry l have as
certained that the rain does not prevent
them from coming down to their places
of business They don't send out for
their dinner or lunch, for then we would
not suffer in the receipts The only
explanation I can think of is that RAINY
weather affects their appetites, and that
they do not experience the same desire
to eat as on a fine day."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
Novel Method of Preservation.
Chicago Jonrnal.l

An eastern horticulturist says it is
not generally known that gooseberries
can be perfectly preserved the year
round in common bottles with pure
water. See that no broken or crushed
berries get into the bottles, but all
sound, perfect fruit; then fill up with
cold well or spring water, cork tight
and set away in a cool cellar. No seal
ing is necessary.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
A commendation of "GlrIs' Work"-A
Mothers Forethought- the Boys.
Scientific American


The governor of Massachusetts,. in an
address before the Worcester technical
school, said some words that are worthy
of noting. He said: II thank nv
mother that she taught me both to sew
and to knit. Although my domestic
life has always been felicitous, | have,
at times, found this knowledge yery
convenient. A man who knows how 10
do these things, at all times honorable
and sometimes absolutely necessary to
preserve ones integrity, is ten times
more patient when calamity befalls than
one who has not these accomplish
ments.o
A commentator of girls work"
from such an authority emboldens the
writer to add word in favor of teach
ing boys how to do work that may ho q
relief to q nervous, sick, worried and
oVerWorked mother or wife, and DO OF
important and instant use in emereen.
cles. A hungry man who can not pre-
pare his food, dirty man who can not
clean his clothes, a dilapidated man
who is compelled to use single nail
for d sewed-on button, is helpless and
pitiable object. There are occasions in
almost every mans life when to know
how to cook, to sew, to keep the
house., to wash, starch and iron, would
be valuable knowledge. Such knowl.
edge is no more unmasculine and effem
mate than chat of the professional.
baker.
During the great civil war, the fore
thought of my mother in teaching me
the mysteries of household work was a
sweet boon, as the late Artemus Ward
would say The scant products of for
aging when on the march could be
turned to appetizing food by means of
the knowledge acquired in boyhood, and
handy use of needle and thread was
valuable accomplishment"
Circumstances of peculiar privation
compelled the writer, as head of a help.
less family, to undertake the entire work.
The instruction of boyhood enabled him
to cook, wash, starch, iron, wait on
the sick, and do the necessary mental
labor of the house in a measure
bly, clearly and quiet manner. This
knowledge is in no way derogatory to
the assumptive superiority of the male
portion of humanity; a boy who knows
how to sweep, 70 'tidy up" to make a
bed, to wash dishes, to set table, to
cook, to sew to knit, to mend, to wait
on the sick, to do chamber work, is none
the less boy; and he may be a more
considerate husband, and will certainly
be more independent bachelor, than
without this practical knowledge. Let
the boys be taught housework; it is
better than playing seven up" in
saloon.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-15
A Hard Days Ride.
Exchanged

Sir Peter Lumsden, when ordered
home from Afghanistan, had to ride all
the way from Herat to Astrabad on the
"vilest horses" along tracts almost i'm
passable, and without change of clothing
for days. In one day the general, who
is over IS, rode over Lightweight miles.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
let fortunes Bubbles rise asa;. fail;
Vine soyys fie9ri NJ Erasns ifosstr.
Or plants sect. - ,lsare' 'lssst ~.
Rarny I'd Manure

The chief value o. barnYar,i manure
an exchange saws yery Irniy. KS j.
the manner IN wAich It is saved. !
allowed to he Greached and WaShe,
by rain, its soluble portions are wash
ell away, and these contain about a
there is of value il aay fertilizer.
on the other hand, moist m&uur"
thrown iato a pile. AM allowed
heat, its Va liable constituents ar vo
atiliz-d, ana pass imnedit--iy In
that vast storehouse fertility, tn
air. Hence, unier the action OF waite
and strong fermentation the vaiuabIt
constituents Of manure may be dlssi
pated until so little remains as to be
practically worthless. In the feeding
Of animals in the fields or ia pastur
age this fertility is not Loaf. The sol
uble portions are washed out, and
descend into the soil, and are held for
future use. The practical saving Of
manure Of yards and stables Therefore
becomes matter of Importance. Tw
means are constant and nipple; the
prevention of fermentation IN heaps,
and the washing Of the soluble por
tons cut of the yards. The first NAV
be prevented by spreading where il
may be tramp~d under the feet OF an
finals aad the second by forming the
yard dishing and with clay bottom
that will hold the liquid.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
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THE sun Is NATIONAL, INDEPENDENT,
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TO THE INTERESTS OF THE
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THE sun from the first day Gifts Foundation
has osen in the front rank Of progressive journ
aism and its circulation and influence have
become national. 1t may he sid with entire
truth that there is no newspaper upon which
more pains are taken than upon THE Sun to
secure accuracy OF statement in the news il
contains and the opinions it expresses The
intelligence il presents 10 It's readers from all
quarters of the giobe is therefore looked for
with the peculiar interest which its reiiabi ty
inspires The political aud industrial world is
nov entering upon stirring period of its his
tory, the events OF which a, they occur TIE
sun will present with its usual prompttude.
Abroad events of unusual consequence
are anticip ted, while in our own country tn.
work Of the sessions of Congress, the Legisla-
lures of Maryland, Virginia and other States,
toge her with the acts of various municipal
bodies, viii demand aiore than ordinary atten-
ton Upou all atftirs OF national importance
ard of current moment in the busy world OF
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features OF social and literary interest which
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and welcome visitor.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
Sweet Peas.

Sweet peas should be planted very
early 10 the spring, or a. soon as the
frost will allow Of spading the ground
four inches dep, or deeper if the soil
is light. Do not wait for fair weather.
Use plenty Of sesd, so that they will
not be more than an inch apart. Hoe
the earth towards the vines a little,
but do not form ridge, and suppor t
when aboutsix inches Ugh with brush
Eve feet in length.
Aa soon az the sweet peas begin to
bloom, mulch heavily close to vines.
extending a foot on each side OF the
row This keeps the groand moist
and cool. which is the condition they
require. In case of drought, they
will need watering in addition to the
mulching. IF the flowers are persist
emily cut before the seed pods form,
they will bloom until the frost kills
them. If seed is wanted the peas may
be allowed to go to seed, but this less
ems the amount Of bloom and the vine
finally natures and dies. As it is we'll
for one to grow his own seed and be
able TO select such varieties as are most
desirable, good plan il. to pant a
few very early as recommended, aud
then make another planting the frat
of May Thes, will come into bloom
by the middle Of July, and the carly
planting may then be allowed to 60 to
seed. The sweet pea luxuriates in a
-cccf- damp soil and in full sun, or at
least should have the sun p'rt Of the
,1.V
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
The Hired Han.

In the autumn Of 1880 travelling
book peddler, who afterward became
a successful publisher and tbs head
Of firm whose name is well-known
in the United States today, came 10
the door Of a log cabin on a farm in
eastern Illinois, and asked for the
courtesy of nights lodging. There
was no nsar inn. The good wife was
hospitable but perplexed, ''f0r," said
she, 1--WE can feed your beast, but We
cannot lodge you, unless you are will
ing to sleep with the hired man"
"Let's have look at him iirst," said
the peddler. The woman pointed to
the side of the house, where a. lank,
six-foot man, in ragged but clean
clothes. was stretched on the grass
reading book. He'll de-" said the
stranger. GA man who reads book
as hard as that fellow seems to, ha.
got too much else to think of beside
my watch or my small change" The
hired man was Abraham Lincoln !;
and whan he was President, the two
men met in Washington and laughed
together over the story of their earlier
rencontre.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
Coal Dust for Fertilizer.

A Scranton, Penn, man, J. A. Price,
is delivering lectures before various
AGRICULTURAL societies in that state, on
the use of pulverizad coal waste for
improving the soil. The piles of the
waste coal in the vicinity of the an
thracite coal mines are estimated to
equal one-third Of the entire output !;
and they are becoming a positive nui
sancc, which the coal dealers would
like to be rid Of. SOM attempt. have
been made to utilize this fine waste by
pressing it into bricks. in which form
it would burn well !; but the cost thus
far has been greater thar the value Of
the product. Coal dust will darken
light soils, and possibly, in time, add
something to the fertility; but farmers
had better be a little cautious, and
experiment in moderate way before
investing heavily in coal dust, with
which to manure their barren fields
~. E. Farnaer
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12

there were 248.126 bushels Of Amari-
can apples received at Liverpool.
Hothouse straw berries are quoted as
selling at S. quart in New York
and black Hamburg grapes at s. a
pound.
1t may not pay to plant our best
lands to orchards, yet there are many
hillsides and land not desirable or
easy of cultivation that can be put to
no better use than for orchards.
An Eastern paper says that the sat
tempts at truck farming by Southern
planters along railroad routes, az an
adjunct to their regular farming ope-
rations, have generally resulted di3as-
trous v"
A resolution has been passed ny the
Iowa Legislature asking Congress to
place a high license on the sale OF
butterine and oleomargine, in order
that they nay not compete on an
equal footing with genuine dairy pro-
ducts.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
The Hope of the Nation.

COrrect$ offensive o3or. nj once. Complete rUr
u worst chronic eases, also uue4Gtlet Etl : /,
10: DiPtn5ril, Sore Throat, Foul }relJl. So.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
Terms Of Subscription by AaI Avaria5ty CASH
in A4vance. P0strge Prcpaid on SUI
scriotions IN lie United States
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and Caaada.
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SIX Mon hs $500. 3 % rhree Weeks. 80 Cts
-Four Months 500. 90 fwo Wecks......25 Cts.
Thr-e Months..... / 50 Oae Week 800. 3 Cts.
Two Months....... l 90
To Gu ope and other Postal Union Countries
sc Cents per Month.
The va'ue Of The Sun as an Advertising
Med is. of course, in proportion TO its i'm
mease circulation, and lis prices for advertiser
far less in proportion to the circulation the
main element of value in advertsing-than
those of any other daily paper of which we
have knowledge.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12

Singing, irritation, in.i}mm,tipn all Kidney
and trintry complaints, cared by "Hurhu-
PaI5a." 81.
Water Bags. Reaches"
"Eolga on Rats clears ihem out, Also Beetles
Ants.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
"H0ugh on Itch. p"

Ladies who would retain freshness and yivaCity
Don't fail to Try Wells Health Nelewer.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
DENTAL SUkGER Z.
.Ac@ED
QIFiTT1
DR.. A. D. COBEY

{ AFFERS his Professional Services 70 The p,
u pie of Charles and the adjoining counties
He will do both Operative and Mechanical
" ork correct irregularity in Teeth, &c.
DE-. COREY will be in his Office ia Port To
bacco the first and second weeks in each month
The rest of the time ne will devote 10 calls frofl
home.
Office over the Grange Hall, IN the boswell
Building'
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
Catarrh Of the 81 ldier.

Cai!iren, SLOW in development, puny. >craw;
and delicate, Use wells Health k.acwer.'
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12

Rough on Rats
Clears out rays, mice, reaches, flies, ants, bed
lugS.
Heart Pains.
Pap;tation, Dropsical Swelling~, Dizziness, In
iiT2estion. Hei ;aehe, SieepiessnesS cured by
w els Health ReueWer'
Rough On Corns"
Ask for Wells Rough on Corns" l5c. Quick
complete cure. Hard or soft corn, warts, bunions
"Buchu-Paiba
Quick, complete cure, all Kidney, Bladder and
'rinary Diseases, >caiing, Irritation, stone,
irayeL Catarrh Of ths Bladder. 81, Druggists.
B9d-3ugs Flies.
Flies, roache>, rs, betl-5usS. rats, mice gnph
erS. 1ipmunaS, cleared ont by tough on Rats"
- cents.
Thin People,
Wells Health Remover restores health AID
vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual be-
Rough on Pain
Cures cholera, collie cramps, diarrhoea, aches,
pains. sprainS, headache. neuralgia, rheumatism.
De. Rough on Pain Plaster, l5c.
Mothers.
Gus, use Wells Health Remover. 81. Druggists
Life Preserver.
# YOU are losing your grip on lie, try Wells
Health Renewer." Goes direct to weak spots.
Rough on Piles"
Cures Piles or IL m orrloiS, itching, Pfotrud-
ing, Bleeding, interna! or other Internal and
External remedy in eacl pa !la!e. sure cure,
5le. Druggists.
Pretty wowlcn
Ladies who would retain FRESHNESS, and vivacity
Don't fail to Try Wells Health Neaewer.
'sHough on Itch''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12

IF you are failing, broken, worn ont and nerv-
Gus, use Nv els Health Remover. 81. Druggists.
Life Preserver
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12

For the season ending December 10,
there were 248.126 bushels Of Ameri-
can apples received at Liverpool.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12

Cures cholera, collie. cramps, diarrhCea. aches,
pains. spTainS, headache. neuralgia, rheu matism.
De. Rough on Pain Plaster, ljc.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12

Quick, complete cure, all Kidney, Bladder ano
rinary Diseases, >caisiing, Irritation, stone
travel Catarrh OF the Bladder. 81, Druggists.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
CAD .E55 2OrdEaS,

Observation-Disclosures
The Somerset reporter., 1886-05-26
AT WASHINGTON.

Spite of predictions to the contrary
| Congressman Reed carried his mackere
| bill through the House with good ma
| jority. The bill will do much to prevent
! the wholesale destruction of nackcrcl
along the coast, which threatened in the
near future their determination.
Two important bills have been reported
! by the committee of Congress on coast
defences. They provide for spending six
teen million dollars for big guns.
The bill to tax oleomargarine 10 cents
a pound will probably 20 through both
branches of Congress. The farmers all
over the country are demanding it.
The House, by vote of l7S to 80, non
concurred in what is known as the subsidy
amendment to the post Office appropriation
bill. Tits amendment would have appro-
priated $500 900 for the transportation of
ocean mails.
The Boston Globe accuses Secretary
Bayard of discourtesy in committing to ac-
knowledge the dispatch of the owners of
the Doughty, and further says, Tine lam
cnted Garfield once remarked that the
government at Washington still lives.
That was before Thomas f. Bayard be-
came Secretary of State.
The Senate, by vote of 80 yeas to -
nays, has passed the House Geneva Award
bill There was an animated debate for
time and the three vigorous opponents of
the House bill-Shcrman, Edmunds and
Wilson of lowa-did their best to defeat
it, but they were filA<by themselves de-
fcated by nearly two"to one. Mr.. Hoar
managed the bill with much skill. If the
President shall approve 1t, and no doubt
has been raised on that point, the Govern
mcnt will soon begin to disburse the six
millions or Whereabouts of the judgments.