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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-05

'EE pension lists now bear the
4" nos of 634, 1914 pensioners and new
are being added at the rate OF 200
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-05

NUsslA's Oldest inhabitant is l24.
''js name is Nitchinorenko, and he
ives IL Belgorod.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-05

A Congo, who has been taught 70
read and write. has just
sent q letter, his first. 70 the Archbish-
CD Of Canterbury. Il read - follows:
'Great and good chief Of the tribe ol
Christ, greeting: The humblest d
your servants kisses the hem Of your
garments. and begs you 10 send to his
fellow servants more gospel and loa
rum. In tie bonds Of Christ OgAllAH
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-05
Demands OF Indiana Colored Republican,

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. la number
OF colored republicans Of note from
various parts OF Indiana met to-day ct
the Rev. ]. II. Gays TO read Q letter
from President Harrison and formulate
demands. They profess friendlinesS to
the administration but demand recogui.
ton. A resolution asking for repre-
sentation in the Worlds fair commits
sion or for an appointment to Liberia
or Hayi was passed. The presidents
letter was addressed to the Rev. J. N.
Townsend, commissioner Of deeds, and
was conciliatory.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-05

n. n. GARDNER, Editor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
Fervent Lightning.

Quite strange freak of lightning was
witnessed at the home of Mr.. William
Henry Morton in Athens. During the
rainstorm that came up about noon a
fash of lightning struck the rod over the
house, melting it instantly. The cur
rent was not content with this, but leaped
to the tin gutter and melted it all around
the house, pouring the molten metal in
heavy streams to the ground below. The
lightning then flashed through one corn
er of the house, paid visit to the people
in the room below, ran out along an iron
pipe to tin basin on the back piazza and
melted it completely, and followed an
iron pipe to the well, fully fifty feet from
the house. The damage to the wood
work of the house was very slight, but
all of the metal with which it came in
contact was melted.-Atlanta Constitu.
tion
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
Salaries of old English Actors.

Kean never spent more than two or
three thousand pounds upon revival,
and this was considered marvellous in
those days. Messrs. Irving and Wilson
Barrett have more than doubled such
sums. Again, salaries were incompara-
bly, smaller. For some time John Ryder,
who played second to Kean. received
only three pounds ten shillings week
until, discovering that another actor Of
about equal position was in the receipt
of eight pounds, he threatened to break
his engagement unless his salary was at
once doubled, request which was com
Piled with. Now such an actor would
command from thirty to fifty pounds a
week. On the other hand, Kean raised
the ballet girls from a shilling night,
their old pay, out of which they had TO
find shoes and stockings, to guinea a
week, and found them everything
London Tt-Bits.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
A Sure Way of killing Owls.

Frost Bunker, of the Dead river re-
gion, is guide who, it is said, is a sue
cessful rival to James 4. Smith, of Phil
lips-a Rangely guide-in story telling.
Frost is intimately acquainted with
John Smith," who is we'll known in all
Is of the country. He says he was
nth Joh, o., hunting trip once on a
time, when they came up, VI I" iii"n " ~, ~
had fired lat an owl (perched in .-e,
tree) about dozen times without sue
cess. AS they approached the stranger
offered John a five dollar bill If he would
secure the owl. John cooked his rifle
and walked around the tree.
The owl turned his head in the same
direction as far as John walked. John
kept on going around the tree, the owl
turning his head all the while. just as
John completed the tenth circuit the
owls head was twisted off and he fell to
the ground dead. John said small owls
couldn't be killed that way because their
feet would fly up il turning.-Pmllips
(Me.) Photograph.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
The Sense of Smell.

The eye is used only for seeing, and
the ear for hearing, but the nose is one
Of the organs that serve a double pur-
pose. 1t is not only the seat of the
sense of smell, but was intended to be
the principal organ through which man
should breathe. Its circuitous passages,
warm and moist, protect the lungs by
taking the chill from the inspired air
and arresting irritating dust.
The whole nose is not concerned in
the act of smelling. The olfactory
nerves, which alone take cognizance of
odors, are situated in the upper third of
the nasal chambers, out of the line of
ordinary inhalation. For this reason we
do not usually notice odors unless they
are somewhat strong; but when we sniff
draw the air into the upper part of
the nostrils and hold it there for few
moments-we become aware of the faint
est scent.-Youth's Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
A Spiders Rapid Work.

When the common geometrical spider
has made up its mind to spin web, 1t
commences operations by inclosing a GER
tain area with the foundation lines. To
these radiating lines are fixed, generally
about thirty in number, and all joining
in the center Of the snare. When the
radii are finished the spinner proceeds
to weave the concentric lines, stretching
them from one radiating thread TO an
other, and forming them of the silk
thickly studded with viscous drops.
Starting from the center of the web,
however, the first few concentric threads
are without this popularity, the reason
being that the spider likes to sometimes
sit in the middle of its web and natural
ly does not care to be incommoded with
the sticky matter which it prepares for
the special benefit of its prey.
When the snare is finished, a task
which often does not occupy more than
forty minutes in spite of the complicated
nature of the work, the spider weaves a
cell in some secluded spot close at hand,
connecting it with the center of the web
w means Of special thread. This, by
its trembling, gives intimation of the
capture o. any insect in the web, and
also forms a pathway by which the
snugly ensconced slider is enabled to
proceed on an investigating expedition.
--Cornhill Magazine
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
How Old Is Punch?

On landing at one Of the sugar fac.
tories we found that there was fair go
ing on under an avenue Of tamarisks
close by. The dealers sat under the
trees with their wares before them, fruit
and vegetables in one quarter, cotton
and calicoes in another, native wooden
stuffs, robes, rugs, cloth, etc, in third;
there was also cattle fair, sheep, buff
faloes, camels and donkeys. There We're
al fresco coffee stalls and a booth, with
in which the sounds of very noisy music
could be heard, the drum predominating.
We entered, and were much amused on
finding that it was an Arab Punch and
Judy show, but Punch wore turban
and Judy a yashmak.
The former perpetrated series Of
enormities, and ended by tearing of
Judys veil during a family squabblc;
after this he became perfect desperate,
and on the mamour (chief magistrate Of
the district), got up in the official tar
boosh and blue frock coat, arriving, at.
tended by retinue Of cawasses armed
with sticks, he knocked that redoubtable
parsonage head over heels, amid the vo,
ciferous applause Of the assembled falla-
heen. Punch pasha's popularity was
now at its height, and much sympathy
was felt for him when his career termi-
mated by his being hanged on the pole
of a shadoof. 1t was really very clever
and lively performance.
turned to the inspector of the factory,
who was with me, and said, II suppose
they have borrowed this from Europe. "
Borrowed it from Europe!" he ex-
claimed. "Why, it was performed in
the east before Europe was thought Of. -
So then old Punch is, after all, but a de-
generate version of an Egyptian play
Stuart's Egypt After the War"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23

MORTGAGE SALEM hereas default has
vi he made IN the payment OF money Sc
cured by mortgage dated the 3uth day of
August A. u. 1855 eXct uted by VIII am N.
Loomis Jr. lsfng leJ " hlch said MORTGAGE wasTe-
corded in III office OF the reg ister of do eds in
str tor the county OF Gratiot in liber 81 of
N ortVdaes ou page 4oJ on the 3 ST day of Aug
ust A. d. 1895 at q 40 O'Clock II. IN, which said
mo tgagc was given 10 simeon Miller aud
barton Miller composing the firm of Nilfer
Bros. Of a ma, Michigan, and which mortg ge
as ASSIGNED n the 9th day If Dccombe =. -.
1-ss 10y the aid Simeon Miller TO ID. {. & &C,
Reed x co of Kalamazoo Mich, which said
a-signn ent was Oh tue i'th day OF December
y. D.. Ihso "A, $3.50 O'Clock a. m. recorded Ia the
office Of sald re- ster ia iiDer u %. mort <ag.S
on page ~ ana whereas subsequently y W.T.,
On the 18th day OF Sept A. u. 1891 ne said
baton AiIlier made and executed au assign
ment at said " ms remaining right, title aud
interest In aud 90 sud mortgage IL said n G y
II. Reed q Co, which saS last assignment
was on the slst day OF september A. u, 1871 "
40 O'Clock a. III, recorded in the Office saiq
register in liber o. OF mortgages on page 2go 10y
reason whereof sald D, c. II. c. Heed %.
becatne and are the legal owners and assign s
OF said mortgage. And whereas the amount
chained ~ ne due on said mortgage at tne
date 81 his notice Is the sum OF on /; hundred
aud forty six and .t'iNl 1924 dollars Of pria.
Ctpai ana interest ana Inc further SUN OF
Ditoen dollars "a an attorney Zee stipulated Tor
IN suld mortgage being the same amOthit pro-
NlCed ~ statute whicD Is the whole am ,uht
claimed 10 he due aud unpaid on SAID mort,
gage ana no suit or proceedings having been
INV 10 itcONtr UtDt nav TO
mining secured by snid mortgage or any part
thereof whereby the power OF salo contained
IA said mortgage has become operative.
hoo therefore notice IL hereby gwen, that by
virtue OF the said power OF safe aud In pur-u.
ancc OF The statute III such case made und pro
Ni1eu thc said NOR gage viii be ioreclosed Uy
shle or the premises therein described, at
pubhc auction at the front door of the Court
mouse IN the village OF ithaca IN SAID count, of
1ra.l1t ON the Eth day OF January A; ID. ls9. at
lU ocl'ck In the forenoon of said day which
SAID premises are described in SAID mortp a. q
a. 1Ollows The north one half of the sOu,h
west quarter OF section fourteen C4) in town
eleven ~ north of range a. west Grafton
cOuntv Mich go
loct TO amount due on mortpnpe ycoe ovu suu -,
once page 90 Gratiot county register srs
Dated October, 18th iseI
Az, b,AHLks, ID. c. II. c. fEED&Co.,
h' J. for assignee. Assignees of Mortgage
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
Secret Of Real Beauty.

An ugly woman-and there are such OF
us, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS never attempt
Watteau effects; she must forego min
iatures, aigrettes, delicate lace and for
getme-not silks. Let her adopt copper
and bronze, nuns cloth, monks flannel,
alligator feathers and the like. Things
are pretty only by contrast, and a pair
Of bronzed dragons in her ears will be
vastly better than diamonds the size of
chestnuts.
Bernhardt is far from beautiful, yet
she never enters room without turning
peoples heads and putting them to won
dering the secret Of her charm. She
never has been known to wear diamonds
about her face. When asked why she
said, with shrug of impatience:
"What? Put brilliants in nay ears to
kill the light in my eyes and the colors
in my mouth! / am not so mad rs that. !"
And 30 she saves the delicate and pre-
cious stones for her finger rings, slippers
and belts, and has the oriental beads and
ornaments Of china, metal and pebble
about her face, hair and throat.-New
York World.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23

George A. Clarke, an experienced iron
worker of Boston, claims TO have dis
covered an ore in the Rocky mountains
which he believes is new To the world
He says Of it:
81 took specimens Of the ore to as
sayers in Cincinnati, Chicago and Boston
and no one of them could tell me the
name of the mineral. Then l began
here series of experiments myself, mix
ing it with molten iron. IL combined
perfectly with the iron, and l found
that only small quantity was necessary
TO increase the fuidity of the metal. II
rendered the iron ductile, and in low
grades acted as a purifier. The product
of the alloy was a homogeneous metal
of very fine pores, capable of higher
finish than before. The Stag expelled
by its use contained no metal, and was
very light. In the treatment of iron
with only one per cent. of this new or,
the formers tensile strength was in
creased from 10 to % per cent.
Using only half of one per cent o.
this or in a mixture with copper, found
that it gave the metal greater density
and great increase-from 60 to 100 pei
cent.-of tensile tn. The result
ing metal, too, is capable of high polish
In word, found that the ore increased
the tensile strength and the fluidity
under heat Of bot these metals and
makes them both of finer grain. 1t is
non-corrosive."
Mr.. Clarke produced a handful of the
ore-a substance that looked like fin,
sandstone, save that it was black, and
many pieces of it presented highly pol
ished surfaces as smooth as a bit of glass.
Mr. Clarke refused to state the location
of the field, which, he said, was exposed
over the space of an acre, as he is trying
to get control of it first.-Cor. Chicago
| Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
Prairie Cattle Are Well.

The fifteenth annual convention Of the
Northwest Texas Cattle Growers asso.
citation was held at Dallas recently. The
range cattle country all along the line Of
the plain from Montana to the gulf was
represented, and the report from the
whoi. range country, with the exception
of a few dr,.,-ght stricken spots, was
that the range cattle have been partic,
ularly well preserved during the past
season. Very little suffering has been
occasioned by storms, and the grazing
was good all through the winter. 1t lie
predicted that if cold weather holds off
for the rest of the season range cattle all
along the line will be fatter and in bet
ter condition generally than usual. Cor
Chicago InterOcean.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
THOMSON AND HIS RATS.
Was Going to Have Fun Seeing Them
Swim, but They Saw Him Swim Instead.

WA Going to Have Fun Seeing Them
Swim, but They Saw Him Swim Instead.
The question Is frequently asked
whence the name of Thomson pond, a
sheet of water in western Maine extend
Ing through four towns and lying part
" in three counties. Tradition says it
was named from the first settler, Joe
Thomson. During his sojourn he was
seriously troubled by rats. He first pro-
yided himself with stout leather bag
of the capacity of four bushels. He then
placed an empty hogshead in his log
howell, leaving the bunghole open,
through which he dropped a small guam
tity of meat scraps and crumbs.
Bag in hand no retired outside to
watch proceedings, peeIing through a
small crevice between the logs. Pres
emily he cspied an old, gray veteran ap-
preaching the bunghole. He takes a
peep. then shifts, looks cautiously about
and then enters. He soon emerges from
the hogshead and quickly disappears
In a trice he returns, followed by a
drove amounting to hundreds, which one
by one disappear through the bunghole.
"Now," chuckled Joe, sis my fun" as
he skipped calmly through the door and
adjusted the open mouth Of the bag to
the small aperture, at the same time rap
ping the hogshead with the toe of his
boot, which produced loud, ringing
sound. With loud squeals and fierce
struggles the frightened rats began to
scramble through the bunghole, all land
ing in the bottom of the bag.
His first thought was to drown them
by sinking the bag in the pond, but be-
ing in q rather gamesome mood, as was
often the case, he concluded to put the
bag in his boat, and after rowing to a
good distance from the shore then release
them, and with his OK goad have good
time knocking them in the head.
Rowing out several rods from the
shore and being in high glee at the
thought of wreaking vengeance on the
"varmints' which had given SO much
trouble, he without hesitation united the
bag. expecting to see the frightened crea-
lures at once leap into the water, but no
quickly found himself mistaken.
Instead of fleeing or even retreating
the rats charged in body, and with
teeth and claws so severely lacerated his
FACE, neck and hands rs to cause him to
leap from tho boat and swim for the
shore, leaving the craft in the possession
of his one time victims. Lewiston Jour
nal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
The Ro-s If sharon Not a no.e.

The anernone cororaria commonly
grows wild about Sm,ina and in Asia
Minor, spreading far and wide as Tie
most beautiful Of spring blossoms. grow
ing on chalk soil along the edges Of
shrubbery. We cannot wonder that it
was already in ancient times II fayorite
of the inhabitants and excited IN poetic
minds sensations such as can only be cS-
cited by surprising beauty. IL am the
rose of Sharon and the lily Of the val
leys," sings the first verse Of the second
chapter of Solomon's soIg, and there can
be no doubt today what is here meant by
the rose Of Sharon.
1t was an American, Fisl;e r. Brewer,
who decided this question, Narcissus
Tazetta, which likewise grows in Pales.
tine, having previously been considered
the Biblical flower. This gentleman, ac.
cording to the Edinburgh Review Of
1886, while travelling in the year 1859
from Jalfa to Ranleh, came upon place
where a considerable expanse OF ground
was half covered with brilliant red
flowers. at the sight Of them some of
his native companions Immediately ex-
claimed, "Roses of Sharon" and when
he inquired about the name he was told
that the anemone was there universally
so called.
In truth it would not be easy other
wise to speak Of rose in Palestine, for
native roses do not exist there-at least
not where they would justify tho associ-
alton Of the plain of Sharon with their
name. Wild roses are found in Pales-
tine only on Lebanon, or where, here
and there, II. centifolia is cultivated for
the production Of altar, as in the Wadi-
el-Werd Rose-valley), near Hebron.
According to Ebers and Guthe, in their
PALESTINE" the TRANSACTIONS Of the
Bible often use the word rose where
there is no warrant for understanding
by it a true rose. The roses of Persia
and Media were not introduced into
Palestine before the Grecian PERIOD
| Qlustrirte Garden-Zeitung.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
Frances Executive.

The president of France is chosen by a
majority vote of both branches of par
Lament sitting together as a joint as
sembly, and his term is seven years.
Usually, however, he is compelled to
step down from Office by pressure from
parliament before his term ends. The
constitution gives him the authority to
select ministry, which must comprise
members of parliament; to conclude
treaties with foreign nations, to appoint
to the chief military and civil posts, to
pardon offenders. and in concurrence
with the senate to dissolve the chamber
of deputies and bring about a new cleo
ton. These are the chief powers of the
president. The present executive-Car-
not-was elected on Dec. 3, 1Ss7.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
MORTGAGE sALE.-Default having been

MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
wi made in the conditions OF "A certain mort
gage bearing date the 4th day OF February. A.
ID 1880. made by Wilson =. Brown, ana Frankie
Brown, his wife, TO the Alma Building and
Loan Association, OF GratiOt County. Michigan
corporation duly organized and doing bust,
hess under the laws Of the state OF Michigan,
ana recorded i'm the Office Of the Register of
Deeds. in ana for Gratiot County and State Of
Michigan, on the llth day OF March. 1880. at
2:2U y. m. in Libcr ~ OF mortgages on page
3l2 and in which said mortgage IL Is provided
thar should any installment of monthly pay
ment OF principal premium, or interest, be and
remain unpaid for the space OF SIX months
from and after the time when the same II
made payable by the terms OF said mortgage,
IL shall become lawful for the MORTGAGE 10
declare [ he whole OF the sum secured by said
mortgage remaining unpaid TO be due MS the
said mortgagee may elect, and default having
been made in the paymest OF the installments
OF principal premium, and interest, due and
payable on the End day OF March, A. ID. 1891,
and of each successive monthly payment To
the present date, the mortgagee docs there
tore elect to declare the whole amount to be
due and unpaid and claims the amount due to
be Two Hundred Ihirty-nine llars.and Unity
cents lS2393Ol and further sum OF Fifteen
Dollars attorney fee provided by law, and no
suit or proceeding having been Instituted at
law TO recover the debt now remaining secured
by said mortgage or any part thereof. whereby
the power OF safe contained IN sald mortgage
has become operative. Now therefore notice
is hereby given that by virtue OF the said
power OF sale, ana in pursuance OF the statute
IN such case made and provided, the said
mortgage will be forecloscd by sale OF the
premises therein described, at public auction
10 the highest bidder, at the front door OF the
Court House, in the Village OF Ithaca, Gratiot
County. State of Michigan. that being the
place of holding the Circuit Court in aud tor
said County. on Saturday, Dec, mber 2Gth, 1881,
at one o'clock p. III of that day, which said
premises are described in said mortgage MS
follows, To wit: LOts number four ~ and five
90 in Pulirey's Addition To the village OF Alma,
q ratiot County, Michigan.
Dated the second day OF October. 1871.
The ALMA BUILDING AID LOAN AssoCIA-
TION, Mortgage.
FRANCIS PALMER, Atty for Mortgagee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-23
pRoBATE ORDER.-s state OF Michigan,

DRO BATE ORDER State OF Michigan,
L county OF Gratiot IS. AT "a session of the
Probate Court tor said County. held at the Pro-
bate Office in the village of Ithaca on the 3uh
day OF September in the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety one. Present, j. Lee
Potts, Judge of Probate. In the matter OF the
Estate OF Elmer ]. Steward,
a Minor. On reading and fling the petition,
duly verified, of William IL. steward praying
Tor license To sell the real estate OF the SAID
ward ANA To expend or invest the proceeds in
some more productive property. said ware be-
ing the sou OF SAID petitioner. Thereupon II
II ordered, that Monday, the 10Th day OF Octo-
Der next, at ten O'Clock III the forenoon, DO
assis nt Tor the heali ing OF said petition, aud
that the next OF kin heirs at aw Of said ue-
ceased, and all other persons interested in
said estate, are required to appear at u session
Of SAID court then TO be hold, in the Probate
Oihce, in the Village of Ithaca, and show cause,
II aHy there be, why the prayer of the petit
toner should not be granted Aud il is fur
ther ordered, that said petitioner give notice
TO the next OF kin aud All persons interested III
this estate, % the pendency o. said petition,
aud The nearing thereof 10y causing copy of
tins Jrdtr to DC published IN the Alma nc
OhD, newspaper printed and circulated in
SAID county, three successive weeks previous
TO SAID day OF hearing
GA true copy j. LEE POTTS,
stAL 6l!.Aw Judge OF Probate.