davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
COULDN'T ouTWII pEcKhANps.
They Stole whisky with the Owner Sitting
the Barrel

on the barrel.
Every whisky dealer is familiar with the
old trick OF whisky thieves, who move a
hoop on a barrel, bore hole, draw the
contents, and refill the cask with water,
says a Pittsburg Dispatch writer. The
hoop is pushed back in it's place, and the
dealer is no wiser until he invites his
friends to feast of old bourbon or Glib
sons best, when he discovers they have
sat down TO a drink of water.
A wholesale liquor man tells good story
illustrating this subject. An old saloon
keeper in McKeesport bought his supplies
in Pittsburg and had them shipped on the
packets to that thriving village. The
deckhands always recognized the stamp
and the fascinating odor of the whisky,
and generally managed with the aid of an
auger, to relieve the barrel of a few gallons
during the short trip. The German got
tired of the business. and the next time he
made a purchase he came to the city and
went up on the boat sitting on barrel OF
the fine liquor. The deckhands were not
to be outdone, however, and were careful
10 place the cask against some wickerwork
which divided the freight department
from another section of the packet. Dur
ing the voyage, with the old man occupy
ing the post of vigil, one OF the colored
fellows bored a hole in the barrel through
an opening in the lattice and drew oil sew
eral gallons. The saloonkeeper was dis
gusted and finally retired from the bus
iness still having made enough TO live on
comfortably for the remainder of his days.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03

something of what mighty God He is
and the utter folly of trying TO war
against Him; because ] want you
to make peace with this chief OF
the universe through the Christ who
mediates between offended omnipotence
and human rebellion; because l want
you to know how fearfullY and wonder
fully you are made, your body as well as
your soul an omDipotent achievement;
because | want you TO realize that order
reigns throughout the universe, and that
Gods watches tick to the second, and that
His clocks strike regularly, though they
strike once in a thousand years. A
learned man once asked an old Christian
man, who had no advantages OF school
ing. why be believed there was God,
and the good old man, who probably had
never heard an argument on the subject
in all his life, made this noble reply:
"Sir, / have been here going hard
upon fifty years. Every day since
l have been in this world | see
the sun rise in the east and get in the
west. The north star stands where 1t did
the first time l saw it the seven stars and
Jobs coffin keep on the same path In the
sky and never turn out 1t isn't so with
mans work. He makes clocks and
watches; they may run well for while,
but they get out of order and stand stock
still. But the sun and moon and stars
keep on this same way all the while. The
heavens declare the glory of God" Yea,
preach this, because l want you to walk
in appreciation of Addison's sublime SEN
timent when ne writes:
The spacious armament on high
With all the blue and ethereal sky
And spaugled bsav'ns, shining frame,
Their Great Original proclaim.
In reasons ear they all rejoice
And utter fortha glorious voice
Forever singing, they shine,
The hand that made is divine.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
The Kaiser to Emulate Luther.

Rumors come from Berlin which place
the versatile kaiser in vet another light
This time it is as pietist that his many.
sided majesty is about to appear on the
scene. he is on the point of making a
retreat" so it is said, to the historic cas-
tie of Wartburg. where Luther distin
guished himself by hurting an inkpot at
the DEVILS head. Here William ii viii
shut himself up in strict retirement for a
day or two, hoping possibly to emulate
Luther's achievement
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
GODS GREAT WEEKS WORK.
sERMoN ON THE WORLDS CREATION.

IaImAEsIs Recent sermon-Light the First
Thing Esedsd-wassr and CIeanIinsss-
The Mechanism of Man-saturday
of the First Week.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
They Meet IA Strangers Now.
Scribner's Magazine.

lScIloher . haRaAAhe.l
"Clara, dear, | want to show you my
new engagement ring before 90. D."
TITS very pretty, but remember the
stone is loose"
why, how did you know that"
Didn't Mr.. Rigsby tell you that l wore
il a month or two?"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
The Ladies' Do,irated.

The pleasan. effect and the perfect
safety with which the ladies NAV use the
LIQUID fruit laxative Syrup OF Figs, under
all conditions make it their favorte rem
edy. 1t is pleasing to the eve and to the
taste. gentle. vet efiectual in acting on the
kidneys, liver and bowels.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
What Spoiled His Chances.

"He is a young man of exceptionable
morals, isn't he, Maud ?"
Perfectly"
Intelligent, well educated and good
looking"
He is." %
"Well-read, and q man of excellent
fastest"
Indeed he is."
yet you rejected himr
allow could help it, Laura? He wears
a ready made necktie-black, too-and in
May" -.~'-s
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
Capt. O'shea's Divorce Absolute.

LONDON. May 26.-The decree of divorce
obtained by Capt. O'Shea from his vile.
Mrs Kitty 0'Shea, on account of alleged
adultery with Mr.. Parnell, was today made
absolute
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
A Spring Thought

IroE is good for the blood; but no man
likes to have it administered in the form
Of carpet-tacks.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20
Bleaching by a New Agent.

DR.. Ludwig Schreiner, of Stuttgart,
has brought forward a new bleaching
agent which he calls ozonin. 1t is pre-
pared by dissolving 90 parts of bydrate
Of potash in l2G. parts of water to which
1875 parts of rosin are added after boil
ing the solution. To this mixture are
added first $50 parts oil of turpentine
and then 1864 parts peroxide of hydro
gen. The product thus obtained is ozo-
min, bleaching agent more powerful
than either turpentine or peroxide of
hydrogen alone. DR.. Schreiner says that
solution of one part of ozonin in 1000
parts Of water will form powerful tex
tile bleach, and that the solution also
has disinfecting and antiseptic proper
ties OF value.-New York Telegram.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20

Chestnut trees are very abundant In
tho southern perts of Europe, and the
fruit is one of the principal articles OF
food among the poor. This is true not
only in France, but in Spain, Italy, Swift
zerland and Germany. In Italy the ker-
nels are ground, and the meal is used for
thickening soups and even for bread.
The authors Of "Our Home in Aveyron"
were struck with the importance of this
crop.
"Ah, mademoiselle. ii is quite boon
when the chestnuts are In season." re-
marked friend one day. So it is, for
they help very much in the composition
Of fresh dishes for the table. They are.
of themselves, cooked in about fifteen
different ways, and very delicious some
Of the dishes are.
More important is the fact that chest
nuts are really the principal food OF the
inhabitants where the tree abounds. So
state the government statistics, but this
refers of course to the peasantry pure
and simple, who. however form the vast
majority of the inhabitants.
In the month of October the chest
nut harvest begins Before and after
school hours the grave children troop TO
the woods to pick up the fallen fruit.
They carry empty sacks to the hilltops,
gathering the fruit and filing the sacks
rs they descend.
Each sack becomes too heavy for the
children to carry, and is dragged about
by two or three until it is full. They do
not attempt to carry the sacks home, but
are met by some grown up relative, who
relieves them of their burden.
The animals get their share of the
fruit, and peasant woman will sit for
an hour or two in front of her door lei
surely cutting up chestnuts into little
bits for her small stock of poultry, which
fight and scramble for the tidbits she
throws to them.-Youth's Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20
Protection OF Animals.

The first law in the world to prevent
cruelty to animals we owe to an Irish
member of the British parliament.
Lord ErslSine attempted 10 introduce
such an act, but so much fun was made
OF it that he desisted.
Then came into the house of commons,
from Galway, on the west coast of Ire
land Richard Martin. an Irish gentle
man, or. as the folks called him, Dick
Martin, and he was noted for two
things.
First, he was very fond Of animals;
and second, he was known to be very
much inclined to fight anybody that he
thought insulted him. SO one day he
brought in law to protect animals.
Immediately somebody made cat
call.
He just stepped out onto the floor Of
The house of commons, and said very
Sravely that he should be very much
obliged for the name of the gentleman
who had seen ft to insult him. There
was dead silence. The gentleman didn't
give his name and Martin walked back
10 his seat amid the cheers Of the house
Of commons, and his law became the law
Of Great Britain and the first law of its
kind in the world.
Now these societies have spread over
the world.-Dumb Animals.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20

CHERIFF'S SALE: Notice - hereby given
- that 10y virtue Ot writ Of iieri facas or cN-
tcution issued out al the circuit court, 'or the
county of Grafton and ate OF Michigan 10 me
directed and deiivertd In favor OF the We'd.
man ompany, a corporation, aud against
the goods chaitrls ana real estate. of ID Peters
whose giyenname IL unknown in said county 10
me directed and delivered. did ON the Iih day
of February. 1891, levy upon aii the right. titie
and interest OF ID. Peters in and Ia the follow
ing described real estate To- wit: The south
vest one fourth "a of South East one fourth
(L4l OF Section thirty 800 township twelve tl2l
north of range four a. West, Gratiot county,
Michigan all of which shall expose for safe AT
public auction or vendue TO the highest bidder.
as the law directs, at the north front door OF
the court house in the village of Ithaca,
Grntiot county. Michigan. that being the place
for holding that circuit court for the county
of Gratot aforesaid. on Saturday the 18th day
OF March 1891, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon
of said day
Dated Ithaca. February sth. 1891
b. II. SAWYER JAMES L. king,
Atty for Plf. Sheriff. Gratiot
county, Michigan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20
How No Built Ten Stories.

Capt. Ed II. Webster, of Kansas City.
said: Tho ten story building of the west
crn city is what somebody IN the town
must erect The somebody is ordinarily
wrecker. He knows when he begins
the scheme that he will never live to en-
Joy the income of the structure. or be q
victim of its collapse. He just wants to
have it said that he built the ten story
affair and he is ready to quit. know .
ten story affair that was built on the fol-
lowing pattern:
The man had $1,000 cash. He leased
corner in block and put in his foup-
dation. Then he mortgaged it for $685.
900. That was to cover the foundation
and three stories. Then he put on q SEQ
ond mortgage of SCI, 900, and with that
the structure was run up three stories
higher. Then he placed third mort.
gage on the building, which put it I'm.
der roof. He finished it off and rented
every Office, and every tenant found
himself confronted with garnishee BY
the mechanics who had liens.
These mechanics collected the rents Of
that building until rich woman came
along and bought the whole ediiice, in.
GLIDING the lease. But the ambition,
fellow who had run up the sky scrape,
had his name on a stone over the en-.
trance, and he seemed TO be happy.
There is good deal Of that sort Of thing
going on in the country.-Chicago Trib
me
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20
Always a Deeper Depth.

II boarded Third avenue car AZ
Forty-second street, in New York, the
other day." said Pittsburg financier,
land stood on the front platform fur
lively smoking n cigar. Wed gone a
block or two when voice | knew some
what said, We'll, Fred, how are you? !
turned and looked about me. There was
nobody on the platform but the driver,
aud he was looking at his horses, appar-
emily not minding me at all. was still
wondering where the voice had come
from when the driver looked me fri in
the face and said, You don't know me,
do your
81 confessed l didn't, although add
ed. Your voice is familiar.
alt ought to be- he said, for I've
talked to you by the hour. I'm Bill
- and he mentioned a name that
used to be pretty familiar in some Pitts
burg circles, and especially among
sports. The last time had seen him he
wore four big diamonds in his shirt front
which was usually soiled-and was
reported to have made a tidy sum in the
show business-circuses prize fights and
the like, for Bill was not particular. ]
asked him how he came to be driving a
street car, and all he would answer me
was Hard luck
II had to get off at the next corner,
but told him where was stopping and
asked him to call. He didnt-too proud,
guess. for though his diamonds We're
gone his nerve seemed to have staid by
him.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20

NHORTG AGE SALE:-Default having been
lNx made in the payment of certain mort .
gage. made and executed by Franklin Turrill
aud Jane Turrili his wife. in her own right
an as wife of Franklin TurrIll. to Kate Dusen-
berry dated September 9TH. lss7. and recorded
in the Office of the register of deeds for Gratot
county, Michigan, on the IL day of September
1887 I'm liber ~ of mortgages, on page Jl ana
whereas, the said mortgage has beer duly
assigned by the said Kate Dusenbery TO
Franklin Turril by assignment bearing date
November 9Th 1890 and recorded in the Office
of the register of deeds for said county OF
Gratiot on the Seventeenth day of November
ls90in liber 81 of mortgages at page ia. Same
10 now owned by him; ana whereas the
amount claimed TO be due and unpaid upon
said mortgage at the date of this notice is the
sum of Two hundred and nineteen and s3-iOO
dollars ($2l9 49, for principal and interest due
equity having been instituted 10 recover the
whole or any part of the debt secured by said
mortgage; now therefore, by virtue OF the
power of sale in said mortgage contained and
OF the statute in such case made and provided
notice is hereby given. that said mortgage W Ill
be foreclosed by sale OF the land and prem :
ises therein described. at public auction or
vendue TO the highest bidder. at the trout door
OF the Gratiot county court house, I'm the viii
lage of thaca, Michigan. on the 18th day of
February 1891 at ten o'clock in the forenoon
or so much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy said debt with interest at the rate OF (
per cent and all legal costs including an at
torne7 fee of $3.50 as provided by statute
which said lands and premises are described
in eaid mortgage as follows, viz. The South
half OF the northwest quarter of Section Two
~ in township Nine (9) North of Range Four
a. West. in the county OF Gratiot and State
of Michigan.
Dated December 4th. 1890,
FRANKLIN TURRILI,
JAS. l.. CLARK, Assignee of mortgage.
Attorney for Assignee OF Mortgage
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20
The Pulpit and the Stage.

Rev. r. NJ. Shrout. Pastor Tinted Bretberen
Church. Blue Mound, Kan, says: Il feel IL
my duty To tell what wonders DR., Kings New
discovery has done for mo. Ny lungs were
pauiy 9iseasen. and my parishioners thought
! could live only a few weeks, l took I'VE
bottles OF OF Or. Kings Now Discovery amp ati
SOUND and well. gaining 20 lbs IN weight" ~
tompihation writes: ".tftcr Thorough trial
a al CONVINCING evidence. 1 am confident pr
hine New Discovery for consumption beats
lne greatest Kindness I eau do nv many
tnoussnd frieuds 10 90 urse tbeu to try t.
pIse ,rlu bottles Of q, 8. Wobbs Drnv store
hsvaisr sirss SO spd Size
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20

DRoBATE ORDER.-stste OF Michigan,
II county of Gratiot, IS. At session OF the
Probate Court for said County, held at the
Probate Once. in the Village Of Ithaca ON the
20 day OF January I'm the year one Thousand
ely hit hundred and ninty'one Present j L. g
Potts, Judge of Probate In the matter OF the
Estate OF William lsenhath.
deceased. ON reading and tling the petition.
duly verified. of Catherine Isenhath. widow of
said deceased pray ing that n certain instru-
mcnt now tj In this Court. pun porting 10
be- the last viii and Testament OF said decreased
may he admitted IN Probate. aud that she mny
be appointed exccutrix thereof. Thereupon
IL il ordered. that Monday the Gard. day of
February next Ut ten O'Clock in the forenoon,
be ~ signed for the hearing of said petition.
and that the heirs al law of said deceased, nnd
Hil other persons interested in SAID estate are
required io appear AT session or SAID court
then To be holden at the Probate ONCE III the
Village of Ithaca and show cause, ~ any there
he. why the prayer Of the petitioner should not
be granted: And IL IL further ordered, tina
said petitioner give notice to the heirsat-law
persons interested in said estate OF the pend
ency Of said petition, aud the hearing thereof.
by causing a copy OF this order tn be- published
Ia the ALMA RECORD. newspaper printed hno
circulated in said county three successive
weeks previous TO said day OF h"arinp.
ca true copy LIZ PoJTs,
ISeall 6l1-3w. Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20
Electric Lights on Street Cars.

Some interesting experiments were
made recently in Bradford, England, on
the lighting of street cars by electricity
A car was illuminated by three incan'
descent lamps of five candle power each.
They were fed from three storage bat
teries placed beneath the seats, capable
of supplying current continuously foI
six hours. The light obtained is do
scribed as being about equivalent to that
given under the best conditions by the
oil lamps at present in use, with, OF
course. the additional advantages Of alb
sence of smell and necessity for trim
ming New York Telegram.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20
MORTGAGE SALE Defaul. having been made

WI in the payment of "A certain mortgage, made
and executed by Edwin s. Knapp aud Sarah Knapp,
his wife, To Lewis Knapp dated April 2nd, 1885,
and recorded in the office OF the register OF deeds
for Gratiot county, Michigan, on the third day of
April 1855 in liber i6 OF mortgages, on page 40.
And whereas the said mortgage has been duly as
signed by the said Lewis Knapp by Ransom Allen,
his guardian to Harriet W. Barr by assignment
bearing date May 10Th, 1856, and recorded IN the
Office OF the register of deeds for said county OF
Gratot on the Goth day OF May, 1885, in lber IS of
mortgages at page 400, same is now owned by me;
and whereas the amount claimed TO be due and
paid upon said mortgage at the date Of this notice
Il the SUN OF Two hundred and forty-one dollars
and twelve cents s2i i2l for principal and interest
And no suit OF proceedings either at law or 10
equity having been instituted TO the whole
or any part Of the debt secured by said mortgage;
now therefore, by virtue OF the power OF sale in
said NOR igage contained, and Of the statute in
that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale OF
the land aud premises therein described at public
auction or vendue To the highest bidder, at the
front door of the Gratiot county court house. in the
village Of Ithaca, Michigan. on the 18th day OF
April 1891 Ut ten o'clock In the forenoon. or so
much thereof ~ may be necessary TO satisfy said
debt with interest at the rate OF per and all
legal costs. which said lands and premises are
described In said mortgage as follows, viz: The
South West quarter OF the South v est quarter OF
Section Ten l0) in Township Eleven 40 North
OF Range 90 West IN the county Of Grstiot
and State of Michigan.
Dated Jan'y 2lst 1891.
JAS l. CLARK, HARRIET W BARR,
Attorney for Assignee Assignee of Mortgage.
OF Mortgagee
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20

= HoRTGAGE sALE-Default having been made
Ixl In the payment Of a certain mortgage, made
and executed by Jane Turrill to Jane 8. Hart OF
Adrian, Michigan. dated August 18th, 1855 and
Crati0t county, Michigan, on the ltth, day OF
August 1885 in Liber 30 Of Mortgages, on page leo
And whereas the id mortgage has been duly AZ
signed by the said Jane - Hart 20 III. III. Lantz OF
Des Moines Iowa by assignment Mt bearing date Jan
nary 3rd 1855 and recorded In the office Of the reg
rter Of deeds for said county Of Gratiot Oh the 10th
day Of February lsss In liber b3 Of mortgages at
page as and the same l. now owned by hiul, and
whereas the amount claimed To be due nnd unpaid
upon said mortgage, ~ the date OF this notice l.
te sum Of Seventy -one dollars and sixty'siX cents
1871 G6l for interest due and unpaid. Aud no suit
or proceedings either at law or in equity having
been instituted To recover the whole or any part OF
the debt secured by said mortgage, now therefore,
by virtue OF the power OF sale in said mortgage
contained and Of the statute In such case made
and provided, notice II hereby given, tnst said
mortgage will be foreclosed by sale Of the land
and premises therein described. al public auction
or vendue 10 the highest bidder. at the front door
Of the Gratiot county court house in the village OF
Ithaca Michigan, on the fourteenth dgy OF March
1891 AT ten o'clock in the forenoon. or so much
thereof a. may be necessary 10 satisfy said debt
with inter at the rate OF per cent and all legal
costs including an attorney lee OF tlo.OD AZ pro-
yided by statute which said lands and premises
are described in said mortgage Ms follows, VIZ.
The South half Of the North West quarter OF
Section Two or in township Nine 90 North OF
liange -Four a. West. in the county OF Gratiot
and state of Michigan, Said sale VIII be made
subject To the principal sum OF One thousand
dollars not yet due. and interest on the same
from and after the l4th day OF August 1880 at the
rate Of Z per cent. per annum.
Dated December 10th. 1890
JAS. l.. CLARK, III. IA. LASTz
Attorney for Assignee Assignee OF Mortgage.
Of Mortgage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20
Registration Notice.

To the electors of the village of Alma In the
ounfy OF Gratitt and state OF Michigan.
Not ce IL fereby given that the board IL regis
ration will lie In session at the or CO of w a.
bah k., on saturday the eth day OF March. A.
d., 1871 for the purp sc OF registering the
names OF all person ae shall be possessed OF
,ho qualiica Ions OF electors In said village
and who may apply for that purpose.
A nd the said hoard OF resistrsiion will be 10
session on the day aud 1T the place aforesaid,
from ight clock In the forenoon until one
O'Clock In the afternoon and IRON three o'clock
w the AFTERNOON until eight o'clock In the
afternoon
Dated at Alma. this The 18th day Of february
~ w. iesi. JANIS G.. KRkss,
Village Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20
Looking Out for tho Fntnre.

Bingo Ito clerk)-I want to get a full
dress shirt with a bosom so thin that you
can blow right through it.
Clerk-Pardon me, but do you consider
that quite the thing?
Bingo-Is is for me. Ny wife is going
TO drag me of to one of those church so
cables that she is mixed up in, and
want to get such cold that che will
never ask me TO go again. and
Furnisher
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20
Foreigners Who Receive Pensions

Ireland has ESQ pensioners ON the rolls
who draw an average of $i2 month
and single county in England-Lancas
ter-has fifty pensioners. Thousands Of
miles away in Australia are enough pen
sioners to draw nearly $1,000 year
The Dark Continent has a round dozen
pensioners, living principally in Cape
Town, South Africa, while Liberia Il
represented by one lone widow whose
husband was freed by the emancipation
proclamation. and who died Of the inju
ries he received in fighting the battles Of
"Massa Linkum. Youths Companion