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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12

derdrainage may be laid below the bot.
tom Of the bitches, with intakes at prop
err distances and free discharge at the
first natural water course In this way
roads will be thoroughly drained, and
the water Will run off without washing
the road sides.
With q properly constructed bed a
good and durable road is assured. Even
if no road metal is used, the road will
be excellent during nine months Of the
year and passable at all times.
But a road to be good at all times
must have a covering of metal of some
kind In this part of the work the same
object ought to be kept in view-name
ly, 70 get rid of the water, to keep the
road dry. Broken stone, gravel and
similar material are not necessary for q
wearing surface. The clay beneath will
sustain any load put on it if it can be
kept dry. The only intelligent purpose
of using road metal is 10 put roof over
the road. This requires slope to dis
charge the water directly, and close,
compact covering to prevent water from
sinking into the earth.
1t is not at all necessary to use a
great thickness Of road metal. Thou
sands Of miles of the best country roads
lasting indefinitely have been made
with but three, four and five inches Of
macadam. But tho foundation was
properly constructed, smooth, compact
and well drained.
Indeed the road is the better for a
lighter coating of road metal, because
it Will then retain some Of the elasticity
Of the underlying clay, 50 desirable for
horses and vehicles.
If proper attention were given to the
drainage aud construction of roadbed,
much less metal would be required, and
very little expense for repairs would be
required. Our roads would be smooth,
durable and elastic. The work of each
year would remain until the country,
by yearly additions, would have abol
ishod bad roads.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12

DROBATE 0RDER:-State OF Michigan,
i County of Gratiot, IS. AT a session of the
Probate Court tor said county, held at the
Probate ONCE in the village of Ithaca on the
18th day OF September in the year one thous-
and eight hundred and ninety-four Present,
John NJ. Eyerden, Judge of Probate. In the
matter OF the estate OF John w. Bushnell de-
ceased On reading and filing the petition
duly verified, OF Lottle Bushnell. praying hat
an administrator be appointed OF the estate
Of said deceased.
Thereupon it is ordered that Monday. the
END day of October next, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said
petition and that the heirs -at-law of said de-
ceased, and all other persons interested in said
estate. are required to appear at session OF
said court, then to be holden in the Probate
Office, In the village of Ithaca and show cause,
If any there be, why the prayer of the peti-
toner should not be granted; and IL is further
ordered. that said petitioner give notice to the
persons interested in said estate, of the pen
dency of said petition, and the hearing there
of, by causing a copy of this order to be pub
lished in the ALMA RECORD a newspaper
printed and circulated in said county three
successive weeks previous TO said day of hear.
ing
"a true copy. john NJ. EvERpEH.
SEAL. SEW Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12
THE POWER or THE PRESS.
How 1t Might BE the Highest Terrestrial
Illustration Of Onnipotence.

How 1t Might iic the Highest Terrestrial
Illustration Of Onnipotence.
Colonel Pat DOMAIN, the celebrated
correspondent speaking on the subject
of editors of newspapers 10 Philadel-
phia News man, said:
We speal, Of england, France, Ger
many, Russia and the United States as
1.-THE great powers, but among all the
powers of earth the press stands easily
first and greatest. Ii every journalist
fully appreciated his power and his re-
sponsibility and every journal were
known to be absolutely truthful, houest,
fearless and iuclrIuptible beyond the
reach of Wheeling, bribery OF intimida-
ton; wearing the dog collar Of no
party. section. sect or faction; patriotic
and not partisan, always for the right
and against the wrong, q union OF all
the newspapers would be the highest
terrestrial illustration of omniscicnce
and omnipotence such combination
could ovcrtuu any prlncipaiity, throne
or dominion uudcr heaven, IS herd OF
Texas steers might upset "a child S array
of tin soldiers il could establish and
maintain any system, cause, creed or
institution the editors chose 10 support.
Civilization eliminates in the power
press, and the bounds of civilization are
limited by the circulation Of the daily
papers. There is no civilized speech or
language where their voice is not heard
or their influence is not felt a few
weeds soaked in bilse water, or little
calomel rolled in sWeetened dough,
with plenty Of printers ink, will make
a millionaire of any pauperistic quack
in five years, whether it is the brains,
hearts, hycrs, lungs, kidneys or giz-
yards Of newspaper reading gudgeons
his humbug pauacca claims 70 reeener-
ate A few thousand acres Of iron, coal
or timber, a fair hatboat harbor or two
or three intcrsecting railroads, with
reasonable circumjacent possibilities,
and abundant advertising, will build a
city out of nothinguOss anywhere III q
decade. There is no enterprise or bust
ncss. beuefaction or yiilainy that cannot
be pushed into triumph on driven q
failure by the newspapers Great repu-
taGons are creates, by them out Of moth
ing and wrecked by thcm for amuse-
ment IN this country governors, sena-
tors and even presidents are made by
them-often out of material intended
for thinkers and peddlors, baseball play
ers, gamblers, shysters pickpockets and
thugs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12
SWEET BROWN EYES.
And How They Were Made To Sparkle and
Wink and Water.

Tho conductor knew the man in the
rear seat, and when the tickets had all
been punched sat down beside him. They
rode i'm silence for some time. Then the
man in the rear seat asked abruptly,
What s the natter"
The conductor took his left leg off tho
right knee and crossed the right one over
the left. Il keep thinking about man
that travels with me sometimes" he an
swcrcd
"What about himY'
Its what he told me about his wife.
She ran away, you know, and he's trying
to find her. He says she's pretty wom-
an, with large, soft brown eyes and a
sweet, tender mouth
The woman in front of him had large
brown eyes, but they were hard and cold,
and her mouth was very scornful.
He asked me TO DO on the lookout for
her"
The woman in front seemed to be count
ing the telegraph poles along the road.
1T breaks Inc all up when l see him,
and he says SO sort of despairing, So you
haven't run across her yet, have you, old
mann and then it keeps running in my
mind all the time what l am to say to
the woman if find her" The woman in
front moved uneasily, then tried to count
the cattle in a pasture that they passed.
what is it?" asked the man in the rear
seat.
"'You won't forget now, will your
he'll say, putting his hand on my shout
der. You re to give her my love, you
know, and tell her it has been hers all the
time Tell her that the other fellow may
tire Of her, but l never shall. Tell her
that if she'll come home she'll find me
waiting for her and trying to keep things
the way she'd like to see them, and the Q
he'll clear his throat and turn away with
that wistful look on 1 is face.
"One time he told me to tell her that
he was saving up to buy new carpet for
the sitting room, because she didn't like
the blue one, and last time he said to tell
her he had planted flower seeds, because
he knew she loved garden, and then he
always tells me that 1 am to know her by
those soft brown eyes and sweet, pretty
mouth. "
He's fool" said the man in the rear
seat bluntly.
"Of course he Is, ;" assented the conduct
or, though smart fellow otherwise.
But he's clear crazy on that point for there
never was woman lived worth loving
ike that.
They were nearing station, and the
conductor went out on the platform.
The man in the rear seat took up his
paper and began TO read.
A change had come over the face Of the
woman in front. She had sweet tender
mouth that was trembling with emotion,
and she was vainly trying to sec the land
scape with pair of soft brown eyes suf-
fused with tears.-Albany Post
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12

DROP NTE ORpER:-State of Michigan,
/ County OF Gratiot. SIS. Al a session of the
Probate Court for said County held at the
Probate Office. in the village of Ithaca on the
5th day of October i'm the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-four Present, John
VI. Everden. Judge of Probate. In the matter
of the estate of Samuel n Wndley, deceased.
ON reading and filing the petition. duly veri-
fed, of Rachel A. Wadley. praying that a GER
tain instrument now on file In this court, pur-
porting to be the last will and testament of
said deceased. may be admitted TO Probate,
and that administration thereof be granted TO
said Rachel A. Wadley.
Thereupop il Is ordered, that Monday. the
9Th day Of November next, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon. be assigned for the hearing of
said petition and that the heirs-at-law Of said
deceased. and all other persons interested in
said estate, are required to appear at session
of said court, then TO be holden at the Probate
Office, in the village of Ithaca and show cause,
II any there be, why the prayer of the petit
toner should not be granted And II Is further
ordered. that said petitioner give notice to the
persons interested I'm said estate. of the pen
dency OF said petition, and the hearing there
OF. by causing copy OF this order 10 be pub
lishod in the ALMA RECORD a newspaper
printed and circulated in said county three
successive weeks previous to said day of hear
ing.
"a true copy.) JOIN NJ. EvERDEN
Sl4Iw Judge OF Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12
AFRAID NOT HE.
lie Merely Wanted 1is Wife 20 Hold tho
Light Tor linn.

At . o'cloc,. Tn = morning, when
al tho people lveE On College avenue
wero fast sleep, ths-a Was comHoti0n
in one Of tho beautiful ne idoecs along
that thorouchiacc. 1t was t.-o ho,.a q
a merchant, AID the c,- tlo.i.a he..a
loose in tine sloe ig apa at oil him
self ap wild. Snc stUt'J IT,
She awakened sua !,n'y ald thong-t
she hcard srme ouo trying - br,aa i'm
down stairs. he hook ncriJ,5au au'.
after some tin,o hi 81 rayd Succeeded
in making him rra'i the s.tu .'i1a.
They both listened lae-o was so@c
noise, s-ro enough, Ina 80 c,.l saiyor
crept down L3 spinal c.,emu ..a q. a
to his toes
lie determined uJt a. get scared,
though his te.t4 were clJ.torlug, SO ho
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12
The Unthinking Public.

On many ques lions Of public improve
mont there is u general indifference.
Men who do not think and men who do
not care appear 10 be of the opinion that
such matters can have no personal in
tcrcst for them. 1t is odd that they feel
So IT is odd that even the most frivolous
do not perceive that the prosperity of a
community affects every member in it.
Good roads mean increased wealth to
this county II means increased pleas.
ure. ltmcans that the farmer with prod.
ucc can reach the city in half the time
aauow spends ;nd therefore ut half the
COST 10 means better health for farmer
md roy beast II means, in short, that
great ching, conservation OF energy. -
Omaha Wwll-TIcrald
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12
HOW WE WALK.
rhe Muscles q Sod ana Che Mechanical Work
Thst T1rg ID,


The chief muc' coacorn,l in walk
ing arc those i'm Oh. caif and back OF
lug which, uy pnliA u1 tlo heel, also
on mp the bone. 81 tf9 foot connected
with H. and then tao whole body. the
wei tit OF Wa..A passed. on through
The bones Of the leg Whom walking,
the trunk ia tAroa4 forward so that it
would faIi down rr1suata were not the
right foot planted I'M time CD support ii.
The calf muscles arc holpcd in this ac-
zion IN tho on taa front OF the trunk
and legs, Wiish cou r3't and pail the
body forward. aur to trunk. slmtin"
forward VIXEN tie h., is TAI al by the
calf muscle, tho whole body viii be
raised and pushed forward and upward.
This advancement Of each leg Is effect
ed partly by mU cular action, the mus
oles used being CD those ON the front Of
the thigh, bending it forward on the
pelvis; (2) the hamstling muscles, which
slightly bend the leg on the thigh; (3)
the muscles ON the front of the leg,
which raise the front Of the foot and
toes, preventing the latter, in swinging
forward, from hitching in the ground
When one foot has reached the
ground, tho action Of the other has not
ceased. There is another point in walk
ing. The body is constantly supported
and balanced ON each leg alternately
and therefore on only one at once Hence
there must be some means for throwing
the center Of gravity over tho line Of
support formed Icy the bones oil each leg,
rs it supports the weight Of the body.
This is dono in various ways, and hence
the difference in the walk of different
people. There may be Slight rotation at
the hip joint, bringing the center Of
gravity Of the body over the foot Of this
side. This rocking" motion of the
trunk and thigh Is accompanied by q
movement Of the whole trunk and leg
over the foot planted Oh the ground and
is accompanied by a compromising out
ward movement NJ the hip. Tho body
rises and swings alternately from ono
side TO the othcr rs is center Of gravity
comes alternately over one or the other
leg, and the curvature Of the spinal
bones is altered with tho varying posi-
don Of the wciCht.-Loudon Hospital.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12
HOW TO KEEP ROADS.
Perfect Drainage an Important Factor In
Preserving II ighways.

~ experience joins with common
scnso in ro ating to rs that the only
essential condition of a good road
(grmutiug a practical Erado) is drainage,
undardraiAayo and surface drainage,
writes Colonel d. w. McClung in Good
Roads. The surface material is Of sec.
ondary importance If kept dry, our
comuWn clay makes an ideal road.
Above every other consideration is the
roadbcd itself. 1t should be under
drained so that the water cannot accu.
mulatc on remain underneath. The in.
CAPABILITIES Of the surface. depressions and
mudholcs are usually caused by water
softening the roadbed. In the spring
the frost heavcs and disintegrates the
road, because the earth below has been
saturated with water With thorough
underdrainago frost would not disturb
the road. There should be sufficient
crown to the road to carry the water at
once to the bitches. The tiles for un.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12

NHANCERY ORDER;-State of Michigan
Y 10Th judicial circuit in chancery. uit
peI ding in circuit court for the county IF
Graiot, in chancery, at Ithaca, on the 29th day
of sept III Der 1894. Sarah +. Dole compls n
ant, VS. William II. Dole. defendant In his
cause Ii appearing by affidavit that defend mt
William n Dole, Is a resident of this state but
his whereabouts is unknown. therefore on
motion of Franc Palmer solicitor for co M
painant IL is ordered. that defendant ent er
his appearance in SAID cause on or before fC u
mont he from the date of this order and that
within twenty days the complainant cause this
order TO be published in the ALMA RECORD,
said publication To he continued once In each
week for six weeks in succession. IT,
FRANCIS PALMER, Comp ainant's Solicitor
Alma. NJ ichigan.
JOHN d. sPINNEY. One OF the Circuit Court
Com IN ssioners for Gratiot co Mich sI3 Nv
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12

MORTGAGE SALE.-whereas default has
vi been made In the payment OF interest
and money secured by "a mortgage bearing
date the twentieth day of May, A ID. 1892
made and executed by Elsie j. Patterson, then
of the village of Alma, Michigan, 10 q. S.
Ward, trustee for William $. Turck Co., of
of the same place, which said mortgage was
on the twenty-tourth day OF May, A. ID. 1892, at
seven o'clock a. m, recorded in the Office OF
the register, of deeds in and for the county of
Gratiot and state of Michigan, in liber 20
of mortgages on page IA, which said mort
gage is now owned by him as such trus-
tee. And whereas the amount of interest
claimed to be due on the said mortgage and
note connected Herewith, at the date of this
notice is the sum of one hundred and thirty
eight and 72-l0O 81 ~ dollars and the fur
ther sum of twenty dollars as an attorney fee
stipulated for in said mortgage and allowed by
law in case OF foreclosure and which is
the whole sum now claimed 10 be due on
said mortgage (said sum not including the
principal Indebtedness of sl70.00) and no suit
or proceedings having been instituted a.
law to recover the said interest now due
thereon or any part thereof, whereby the
power OF sale contained In said mortgage has
become operative.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that
by virtue ut the said power of sale and in pur
suance OF the statute in such case made an
provided, tn said mortgage will be fortclose
by a sale OF the premises therein described. at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
front door Of The court house in the village of
Ithaca, in said county, on Monday. the
nineteenth day of November A. D. 1894 At
ten O'Clock in the forenoon OF that day,
which sand premises are describ In said
mortgage as follows. to-wit: The north half
OF TIE southwest quarter of section thirty.
five, (55) in town twelve l2) north Of range
four a. west, the same containing eighty
acres more or less and being in the township OF
Seville. Gratiot county. Michigan (Sad prem
ises, undcr this notice. will be sold subject 10
the principal Indebtedness Of sevente' n hun
dred dollars secured by this mortgage, which
is still undue theron. as appears from the
record evidence of said mortpaRe)
Dated Alma, Michigan. August 2'st, 1894.
WILLIAM a. BAHLKE, G. s. WARD,
Attorney for Mortgage. Trustee for
VIM. 8. Turok & Co.
MOrtQaRee
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12

was 6 at the time and have a very dis
tinct recollection Of the achievement. It
was written, l remember, upon foolscap
paper in what might be called a fine
bold hand-four words to the line-and
was illustrated by marginal pen and ink
sketches by the author There was man
in It, and there was q tiger. l forget
which was the hero but it didn't matter
much, for they became blended into one
about the time when the tiger met the
man. / was a rcalist in the age Of tho
romanticists. / described at some length,
both verbally and pictorially, the untime-
~ end of that wayfarer. But when the
tiger had absorbed him l found myself
slightly embarrassed as to how my story
was to go on. 1T is very easy to get peo-
pie into scrapes and very hard to get them
out again" l remarked, and / have often
had cause to repeat the precocious aphor-
ism of my childhood. On this occasion
the situation was beyond me, and my
book, like my man, was engulfed in my
tiger. There was an old family bureau
with secret drawers in which lie little
locks Of hair tied up in circles and black
silhouettes and dim daguerreotypes and
letters which seem TO have been written
in the lightest of straw colorcd inks. Some
where there lies my primitive manuscript,
where my tiger, like many hoped barrel
with n tail To it, still cnvelops the hap
less stranger whom he has taken in. Co
nan Doyle IN McClurc's Magazine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12

In travelling you can easily guard
against the dread Of getting cindcr8 in
your eye by carrying with you tiny
box Of flaXsecd The instant you feel a
foreign substance in the eye throw back
your head and drop three or four fax.
seed on the ball Of the eye; then lift
the upper lid and draw it down over
them so o. 10 hold them in. The relief
will come Immediately. and soon the
go ds will begin 90 work out aud bring
the offending particle with them -
Philadelphia Ledger
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12
Our rntnrc formulation

The territorial area of Japan is about
one.twenty fourth that OF The United
States, not counting Canada, which ia
likely some time TO come in. and It sup
ports 40 GOO, GOO people. At thu rate i5
is computed that the North American
continent would sustain population of
1000, GOO. GOO How soon that limit is
10 De- reached may be RENTED TO the
prophets and the statisticiaus, but it
will come some time without doubt, re-
quiring an increasingly wise type Of
statesman and politician on the way if
we are to hold together and carry out
the destinies which seem appointed t.
us. New York Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12
ROADWAYS OF CHINA.
The Cc1estials Make No Attempt To Facill.
tate Land Communication.

The Cclestials Make No Attempt To Facill.
tate Land Communication.
While there are no good roads IN China
nowadays, there are one or two interest
ing relics Of what wcre in and for theiI
day, most excellent roads. The first EN-.
peror OF the Mings, some time during
his reign Of from H6S to 1899, made a
road from the bank of the Yangtse, OPP.
posite Nankiu, TO his birthplace in An.
houi. The levels were carefully grad.
ed and the road carried across river
valleys on we'll built arched viaducts. 1t
remains today simply Il remarkable
specimen OF c'r'y engineering The
road from Pchiug to Tuncha, built
by tho cmpCrorS of the Yuan dynasty,
away back in The dim ages, remains
IS a vast effort of inutility" 1t was
ayed with great blocks of granite,
averaging so to so feet of surface each,
all closely jointed. Today it is worn
into ruts foot deep and is almost i'm
passablc. With the exception of these
two roads, no attempt of any note has
been made TO facilitate land communi
cation throughout the empire. The stone
bridges at Fukien and elsewhere, often
instanced as remarkable, are notably only
rs instances of the ability the Chinese
display in moving huge masses. Of stone
by manual labor. For practical pur.
poses they are Of little use and "as
feats OF engineering are contemplate. I"
Students Of the art of making good
roads do not appear to have much to
learn from China New York Sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12
A HARD TASKMISTRESS.
The Lato Rosina Vokes Took Her Art
Rather Too Seriously.

tsatner Il 90 SERIOUSLY
The late Mrs. Clay, better known as
RosinaN okes, was hard taslmistress.
She took her art both seriously and
rigidly and demanded the same from
others a young American girl during
a one time connection with the Vokes
company suffered extremely from felon
on her finger. Every movement Of the
arm gave her pain, and she was at
length obliged to evade her required
participation in "A Game Of Cards, ."
where the players clap hands, the one
against the other. you shirked your
part last night, Miss Blank, Mrs Clay
took occasion to observe the following
morning.
Il did, " acknowledged Miss Blank,
''for my finger is in such a condition,
as You see, that present use Of it is inn
possible.
you will not shirl; your part to-
night however " remarked Mrs. Clay,
with an ominous CLEAN in her eye. The
young American knew only too well
hat further remembrance would prob
ably result in her dismissal, so nothing
more was said That night, according
to orders, she, with infinite pain, clap
ped hands brisAlv At the FIRST touch
,ho blood gu~hcd from her suffering
finger; but, although her partner was
MS Clay, neitherrcforcncc nor apology
was made ~ that oXactiug star either
thln or aftcrward still it WAS splen-
did training, said the young actress in
la.er years But to impartial unprotys-
sioual Outsiders such training smac!.s
Of tyranny. New York Advertiser