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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-18
CUT DOWN AT HIS POST OF DUTY
Captain william d. NOVEL; Dies Of Apo

plexy on the steamer Harry Randall.
CONFORM, KING GEORGE COUNTY.
VA, March T.-(Special)-Th whole Sec
ton Of country bord ering on the Potomac
river has just been shocked by the sudden
death Of Captain William d. NOVEL;. OF
the steamer Harry Randall. The
steamer was en- route to Washington, ID.
c., on schedule time, and soon after
leaving Sdn's Wharf, this county. was
seen from this shore to turn suddenly
about in the river as II some machinery
had broken. or else as II there was no
one to control its movements. The purser
ran Immediately to the pilots room and
there found the lifeless form of the cap
tain lying by the wheel, where apoplexy
cut him down at his post of duty. When
the Randall steamed out from Stiff's
Wharf and headed for Clifton Beach, on
the other shore. the captain went up
into the pilots room and took charge
of the wheel. while the pilot went below
to eat his dinner-the captain having
few minutes before eaten his dinner.
and to all appearances was in perfect
health
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-18
CPEAKER REEDS TERROR.

During the . ADMINISTRATION Of Thomas b. (Boss)
Reed as Speaser Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes, there was one memosr whom be preferred
TO look at rather than TO hear speak; that men,
Der was John II. Rogers, from Arkansas, who
says: 81 have tried 'Antimieraine' for head
entire success. have felt no Ill effects after
ward. i, has been blessing to me. and cneer-
fully so certify.
NH 7-tMh2S "J. II. ROGERS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-18
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16

Nov . la the matter of the estate of Will
liam Moore, deceased; order made appoint
ing John y Lets administrator of said
estate.
Nov In tie matter of he estate of Will
liam 9. Bcckwlth, deceased; Petition of Em-
h2 Beck~ita fitted fr,gpg that the will of
-ald deceased be aamit@n 10 probate and
mat administration thereof be granted to
herself or some other suitable person. Hear
ing, Dec. 4, 1894.
Nov IN the matter of the estate Of Free
man IA. Rice, decreased; order nude allowing
claims and petition OF executor He'd praying
that be toe granted license 10 mortgage the
real estate OF said deceased Hearing, Dec.
10, 1894.
Nov 8. In the matter of the estate Of John
". How'd, doceased; order made allowing
animal account OF administrator Of SAID
estate
Nov. 10 in the matter Of the estate of
William VI. Mygrants, Incompetent; hearing
final account of guardian, Dec. 10, 1894.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
Washington After Retirement.

George Washington's life, after he retired
from public service and went to live on his
beautiful estate, Mount Vernon, was sim
pie and methodical in the extreme. Every
morning he rose early, made plain toilet,
and although he had a body servant wash.
ed and shaved himself. Before breakfast
it was his custom TO write a few letters
with his favorte gold pen and then visit
the stables. He kept his own accounts very
carefully, and his handwriting was remark
able for neatness, accuracy and uniformity
of stroke. His breakfast usually consisted
Of Indian cakes and honey and tea or cof-
fee. After leisurely partaking Of it, he dali
" mounted his horse and visited every cor.
ner of his property. His appearance on
horseback was most imposing, as he always
wore riding frock of handsome drab col
ored broadcloth, ornamented with plain
gilt buttons and waistcoat of fine scar
let cloth, trimmed with gold lace and gilt
buttons. His special attendant, Bishop, in
scarlet livery, always rode behind him.
New YorA Zines.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
SHIFTING SANDS.
Changes in Real Estate in Gratiot County
For the Two Weeks Ending
Nov 10, 1894.

Changes in Real Estate in Gratiot County
For the Two Weeks Ending
Nov. TO- 1894.
Albert W. Dckerson ct al. TO Israel
Bensinger, lot blk 6, Bennister. $ 100 90
Daniel Gundermau to Jas H. West,
lots and L. blk ~, sumner l25 90
George Keller TO William W Wy
man, of n sec 81 and : of
wof sec 30, Washington 49,. 2iGO 90
Stephen 5. Carr 10 Hattie Partee pt
OF W of W sec I, Washington e.. GOO 90
Hattie Partee to Stephen :. Carr,
Wheeler -. ................,.. 600 90
Ida J. Martin to Edwin A. Wood and
wife, jointly, part of : of n e. sec
l, Ithaca ...................... 100 90
John Jeffery to Ruiolph Kernen, pts
of lots :, 5, 9, blk 9, Upper Ithaca GOO 90
Leonard Simons TO Mason Wood, pt
of lot |, blk 3 Knapps add, StLouis u 90
Ida f. Sullivan TO Mary Farmer, =
of lot 3, blk 3. Knapp's add ST.
Louis ....,... ................... 4OO W
Dewight Payne TO James w. Payne,
of " = of sec II. Fulton ! 90
A. =. Cook Co. did TO Toledo, Sagi-
nav IL MuskegOn Ry. Co., pt of
sec !, Washington -. 10 90
Catherine Blank et al to John Blank
and wife jointly, W of W sec 8,
Arcadia ........................... 400 90
James G. Dawson TO Cassie II. Davi
son, " OF n sec :. Bethany 49,. 1900 90
jacob H. Miller to Samuel J. Cur
renee and wife Jointly, lots l and =
blk 4. Alma .................. 100 co
Lucius Lilley 10 Sylvanus ID. Parks,
of n sec >, Sumner &C.. $50 90
Henry l.. Porter to Ebert G. Ferris,
of W sec %, North Shade 49, 800 90
Lawrence H. Strayer to Herbert ID.
F. Gaffin lots I. ; and of lots and
3, blk 6, Traps add, Elm Hall 80. $50 90
Charles +. Bonesteel to Leroy ID. AL
len, ut of OF of W. sec 2l,
Wheeler ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 co
Gilbert Goodhue 10 James .. Hakes,
pt of fri sec 80, Lafayette. 1900 90
james O. Hakes to Gilbert Goodhue,
pit of of " and pt of wof
sec 30. Lafayette ............ 1900 90
Anna G.Schank to Peter Schank, W
y OF e y of W sec 80. Lafayette POO 90
Ferdinand Montigel to John VI. Mon
tigel, lot II, blk "a, Alma. 900 90
William $ Turck to John NJ Month
gel, lots and =, blk 2. Alma. 200 90
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
Mrs. Grunly,

WHO'S Mrs Grundy? She is tyrannical
person who first figured under that name in
certain forgotten old play by Thomas
Morton called Speed the Plough" She is
no longer known by the name in America
She is called good form" now, and she is
due TO the slavish acceptance OF English
social notions. | met charming young
lady the other evening who has been spend
ing good long time abroad. She says that
she does not like England, because no one
whom you meet there has any idea above
or beyond good form" You 90 to a
party in England" she said. You are
waltzing and you get rs dizzy as hawk
You say TO your partner, Do you ever re
verse; Reverse he says, and looks at
you in a shocked way; aw, never! Do you
reverse in American We never do that here
1T isn't good form, you know And so
you go on until you are ready TO drop. You
can't do anything whatever without run
ming into that tyrant good form, and Eng
land is the worst enslaved country in the
world"
Where an American girl did not feel free,
slavery must indeed prevail. And we are
ENGRAVING more and more of that sort Of
slavery on our American social institu-
tions every year. And why should we,
pleasey- Boston Transcript.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
NOT PRONOUNCED CORRECTLY.
Common Errors in Placing the Accent in
Familiar Words.

Common Errors in Placing the Accent in
Familiar Words.
Why should so many persons say
spontanightity instead of spontaneeity !?
There is no excuse for saying ap-pricot
for apricot, or eck-quablc or ec-quable,
or ERIN for Erin, or asatidity for asa
fetida, or Ven-zu.ee-la for Ven.e-zu-el-a
or Adon-is (short OF for Ado-nis (long o.
or Dian-na for Diana dong az, or mat
tron or patron, and so on. 1t is just
as easy to accent the last syllable as
the first in pretense'. Some persons
call bomb, boom. instead of bum
because the spelling seems to warrant
it, but when they call tedious 'tejus'
they have no such apparent warrant.
in the west and south the Il in isolate
is made long. and nearly everywhere
educated persons say trucku-lent for
true-cu-lent, a-men-able for a-meen-a-
BILE. lev-yer for lee-ver. and give the
sound of ~ IN up, instead OF Il in 1t,
in such words as squirrel, stirrup and
strip. There are many words in which
the accent is persistently misplaced by
persons who know better 1t is COM
mon to put the accent on the second
syllable of peremptory, instead of on
the first, on the first instead of the sec.
ond syllable of coquetry. on the second
instead of. the first syllable of eXem-
plary, etc. Many persons place the ac-
cent on the first instead of the second
syllable of inquiry, and do not give the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
A Large Irrigation Plant.

Among the irrigation plants in course
Of construction III Kansas probably the
most extensive is that Of Mr.. G.. NJ.
Munger Of Eureka, Greenwood county.
He is constructing reservoir which
will cover about 100 acres with water.
This is done by building a dam 2, 500
feet long and 80 feet high at its greatest
height. This, as described by The Irri-
CATION Farmer, will catch the storm
waters from large area and will be
used primarily for the irrigation of a
800 acre orchard now just beginning TO
bear The water will be raised by two
compound duplex steam pumps, the wa
ter cylinders Of which are 12 by Is
inches. Each pump has 10 inch suction
and inch discharge. These pumps will
elevate the water 70 height of 60 feet,
delivering it on the highest part of Mr..
Munger's farm. The estimated cost Of
the plant complete, including bitches
for distribution of the water, is $l5, 600.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
Cutting Clover For Seed.

A correspondent of the Iowa Home
stead writes: l took your advice last
year with 20 acre field of common red
clover which wanted for seed. 1t had
been sown ON old land. pastured until
June 10 and then let it grow up Had
three bushels of good seed per acre. An
other part of the same field that was cut
for hay had no seed.
The journal referred TO says: This is
quite a suggestive bit of experience
The impression is quite common among
farmers that the first crop of common
red clover does not produce seed. This
is an entire mistake. The only reason
why the early blooms fail to produce
seed is a lack of insect fertilization. Mr.
Long pastured his clover to the 10Th of
June, after which the stock was taken
off. u the time the bloom appeared
there was an abundance of opportunity
for insect fertilization.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16

Il its proper length The accent in
gladiolus should be on the second syl-
liable, with a long Il, bat many place it
on the third.
The exasperating thing abouI il is,
that some of THESE persons who are SO
careless about common words, take the
utmost pains 20 learn how 10 pronounce
Bougucreau. aud are conyul,ed when
they hear anybody mispronounce
Chopin on Beethoven Recently they
broke ont with yawz for vase, though
the weight Of authority is agains, it.
Knowles alone allows it. Webster au-
thorizeS only one pronunciation, the
long "a and Kissing =. Worcester
prefers the n sound. but not the Jaw.
The improper Use of the sounds Of "a
is most serious Those who have the
courage 20 use the Italian. on the mOdi-
fled Italian u, often use II unlawfully.
as in cawn't and rawther. The proper
sounds Of 50, particularly in God, dog
and some other words. are widely IL
nOred. The common usage is wrong
in the case of the terminal inc in the
names of chemicals, as morphine, chic
rine, iodine. analine, benZine, etc, all
of which should be pronounced a.
though there were no final g.. 1t is
morphin, not morpheen.-New York
Advertiser.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
THEY FEAR A MOUSE.
Elephants and Lions VIII Tremble and
Roar Before the LittIe CreatuIe.

One day Phi adelph!a. the lion tanner,
wishing 20 test the affection popularity sup
posed 10 exist between lion and a mouse.
put a mouse in the Gaze Of a full grown
Nuban lion. The lion saw the mouse be-
fore he was fairly through the bars and
vas after him Instantly. Away Went the
little fellow, scurrying across the hooEand
squcaking in fIi ght. When he had gone
about 10 feet, the lion sprang, lighting a lit
tie in front OF him. The mouse TUNED,
and the lion sprang again This was re-
peated several times, the mouse reversing
a shorter distance after each spring o. ne
lion. 1t was demonstrated that a lion !4
too quick for a mouse, az least in large
cage Finally the mouse stood still squeal-
ing and trembling.
The lion stood over. studying him with
interest Presently he shot out hi- big paw
and brought il down directly on the mou. p,
but so gently that the mouse was not in
jured in the least, though held fast between
the claws. Then the lion played with him
in the most extraordinary way, now lifting
his paw and letting the mouse run few
inches, and then stopping him a. before.
Suddenly the mouse changed his tactics,
and instead Of running when the lion lift
ed his paw spranV into the air straight az
lIt llOii Htoft. lf' llhlis Atll lii'Ais -hNt a
great leap back, striking the bars with all
his weight and shaking the whole floor
Then he opened his great jaws and roared
and roared again, while the little mouse
still squealing made his escape OF the two
the lion was the more frightened.
II is fact we'll known in all meuagtr ies
that mouse will frighten an elephant
more than will locomotive Let one APP
pear in an elephants stall, and the ele-
plant, bis mountain of flesh quiverng, his
trunk lasting the air, will trumpet in alb
ject terror, and he will not recover for hours
afterward. The trainers say that what the
elephant fears is that the mouse will run
up his trunk. There Is a tradition that a
mouse really did this in one instance while
an elephant was sleeping and caused the
elephant such intense pain that he had 70
be killed .-Cleve and Moffett in Mcclure ;
MaOaziDe
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
Probate Court.

Oct %. In the matter of the estate Of
Daniel Maxson, deceased: order made grant
ing the administrative of said estate license
TO mortgage the real estate of said deceased.
Oct. %. In the matter of the estate of Sol
ONION Wyman, deceased: order made APP
pointing Arthur A. Wyman administrator Of
said estate.
Oct 90. In the matter of the estate of
Henry L. Holcomb, deceased; order made
adjourning the hearing Of the petition of
executor for license to mortgage the real
estate of said deceased. to Nov. II, 1894.
Oct 80 In the matter of the estate of Al
mira f Pratt, deceased; petition of Hattie
+. Hunt filed praying that an administrator
be appointed of the estate of said deceased.
Hearing Nov. 26. 1894.
Oct 30. In the matter of the estate of Har-
riet NJ Ellsworth, deceased: order made al
lowing claims
Oct 30. In the matter of the adoption and
change of name of Ledia Gohreng, a minor:
application of John Blank and Margarita
Blank for the adoption and change of name
of said minor filed. Application granted.
Oct. 30. In the matter of the estate of
Mary Farmer, deceased; Will filed for pro-
bate and petition of John b. Osborn filed,
praying that said will be admitted to probate
and that administration thereof be granted
to James Wood. Hearing, Dec. 3, 1894
Nov l. In the matter of the adoption and
change of name of Ernest Horatio Fisher, a
minor; application of Levi HeInlen and
Mary Heinlen for the adoption and change
of name of said minor, filed. Application
granted.
Nov. .. In the matter of the estate of Jo-
seph McDaid, deceased hearing of the petit
ton of administrator for license to mort
gage the real estate of said deceased, Dec. 3,
1894.
Nov 3. In the matter of the estate of Fan
ME Hall Green, minor; annual account of
guardian rendered and allowed.
Nov g. In the matter of the estate of
Samuel n. Wadley, deceased: order made
admitting the will of SAID deceased TO pro-
bate and appointing Rachel A. Nadley ad-
ministratrix thereof.
| Nov. 3. In the matter of the estate of John
z. and Nettie MAY Lyon, minors; petition of
Lodema A. Maflit filed, praying that she he
appointed guardian Of said minors, and order
made granting said petition.
Nov. 5. In the matter of the estate of Will
liam Plank, a minor; petition of Geo. +. NJ.
Plank filed praying that he be appointed
guardian of said minor, and order made
granting said petition. Petition of said
guardian filed praying that he be granted n
! license TO sell the real estate of minor. Hear
| ing, Dec. 3, 1894.
Nov 3. In the matter of the estate of Prs-
ella Sleeseman, deceased; petition of lsano
Seeseman filed praying that an adminisira-
tor be appointed of said estate. Hearing
Dec. 3, 1894.
Nov 3 In the matter of Andrew III. Thum,
a minor; application Of Roger M. Havland
and Emma Havland for the adoption and
change of name of said minor, filed. Apph-
cation granted.
Nov 3. In the matter of the estate Of Rosa
b., Frank NJ. and William II. Moore, minors
order made appointing John w. Let's guar
dian of said minors.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
The Capture of Fort George.

One of the most creditable victories won
by our navy and army in the war of Isl?
was the capture Of Fort George. This was
formidable earthwork just above the vii
lage of Newark, on the western side of Nj
agara river, two miles from its mouth. On
the Goth of May, 1918, General Dearborn APP
preached this place with troops while a
number Of American gunboats appeared
off the place on the lake Five of the gun
boats opened a heavy fire on the British
batteries, and others took position 10 cover
the landing of his troops. The British re-
sponded with heavy fire. The troops We're
landed in two divisions, one under General
Winfield Scott, who is celebrated for say
Ing, III try, sir" and the other under
Oliver Hazard Perry, afterward the hero
of the battle Of Lake Erie.
just a. the boats were approaching the
landing 200 Canadian rhemen. posted in a
ravine, opened a sharp fire on them. But
dashing on in spite Of this fire the boats
pulled 10 the shore. Captain Hindman was
the first 10 land, and so eager were the 9th
ers 10 follow him that many jumped into
the water and waded to the shore. AS soon
as possible the troops formed in line, charg-
ed the Canadians and drove them from the
ravine. Another and stronger body of Eng
lishmen, posted in another ravine, a half
mile in the rear, opened severe fire on the
advancing Americans They were driven
from this position also, and then their com
bined troops, numbering 500 or more, took
a strong position on the top of a steep bank.
The Americans charged this position three
times before they could carry it, but they
finally succeeded, and the British were COM
pletely routed.-New York Recorder.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
Tomorrow-which Tomorrow

Why do you delay? You are likely
to be worse tomorrow than today. for
there is no standing still of nature or
of sickness when fastened on the system.
a chronic headache, dull pain at the
base of the BRAN. frequent darling
pains through the body or steady back
ache, pain or burning sensation in
stomach after meals, spccks before the
eyes. frequent dizziness. heart palpita.
ton, loss of memory, difficulty in fix
ing the mind on yOul work, hstlessness,
lack of usual ambition, worn out. all
run down feeling. Sleeplcssness which
i II? No matter which, but YOU feel
the warning which nature sends over
the nerve telegraph system of your
body when repairs are needed on the
line. Delay to heed the message in
creases the damage to be repaired. DR..
Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer repairs, re-
strengthens and restores lost nerve
force. 1t is 50 made that it cannot fail
10 help any and all diseases. and nine
tcnths of diseases are, or are attended
by nerve troubles DR.. f. Greenamyer
OF East Palestine, Ohio. says that DIR.
Wheeler's Nerve Nitalizer has been re-
markedly effective in cases which have
come under observation. 1t can be re-
lied upon to be always effective as rep
resented TO restore lost or weakened
nerve force and bring back full health
full yigor. Sold 10y b. VanDenBerg.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
The South Polar Regions.

a large library of arctic literature has
appeared, and today there is hardly "a school
boy of Is who does not know at least as
much of the arctic regions as he does
Australia. But the south polar regions are
yet uneXplOred At any rate, no one ever
saw a native human being within the ant
arctic circle. We are led 20 believe from
what is nnuWn that the land Of the south
pole is indeed an icy desert, collection Of
volcanic islands capped with never melting
snow, whose ice bound aud inhospitable
shores are washed by mad seas from sea-
sons beginning 20 seasons end Yet there
T. an estimated area OF some 5000, 900 square
miles Of land, water aud ice oue-sixth Of
the entire surfac, Of the globe surround
ing the sruth ID a territory untrodden
and unexplorel by mani Forum.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
Open for Season 1894.

On Monday May 7th the old reliable. De-
troit Grand Haven and Milwaukee R'y, will
issue It's summer time card, showing the fast
steamboat express trains. No. II east and No.
- west. running through TO Grand Haven
connecting with its fine line of steamers for
Milwaukee and the North west. These
trains are run daily Sunday excepted and
have n Wagner Parlor Buffet car attached,
the charge being only 20 cents extra for any
distance. Fine lunches and refreshments
are served at reasonable prices. The Good
rich line of steamers now leave Muskegon at
G:30 p. m. and Grand Haven 900 p. M, for
Chicago daily except Saturday arriving at
Chicago about 600 q. IL. Supper is served
on the Goodrich steamers. Berths to Mil
waukee or Chicago are free 10 passengers
holding first class tickets. For those going
west or northwest these are the bonner
summer routes-you avoid the heat and dust
of a long rail journey and enjoy cool nights
rest on these palatlal steamers. Fares are
always a. low and in most instances lower
than by all rail lines. Further information
may be obtained by addressing any of the
agents of these companies. 800 3p-tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
Notes of Local Interest.

The wheat outlook is not fattering In
Kansas, is poor in Nebraska and very
bad in California
The cultivation of the prune is now
quite extensively practiced throughout
the state of Oregon.
A we'll known authority claims that
the soil of the entire Rocky mountain
region is well adapted to the onion.
If you irrigate, you must cultivate,
and if you cannot irrigate it is still the
more necessary to thoroughly cultivate
and keep the moisture in the soil.
Russian thistle is commonly known
In North Dakota as Russian cactus. In
England its closely allied neighbor is
called saltwort
In live stock, farm implements and
machinery Iowa stands first, Illinois Sec
ond, New York third, Missouri fourth,
Kansas fifth, Ohio sixth and Pennsyl-
vania seventh.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
snnnee,linr Nicely.

Mr.. Solicitous-I understand, George
that you are trying TO pay up your debts
How are you succeeding
George-Oh, nicely. just succeeded in
borrowing so of my friend Cashlcy 20 pay
off that FIVE have owed Threbal so long
--Detrui. Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
The Most Common Name In Ireland.

Census returns show that the most com
mon name in Ireland is Murphy. The nu-
merous family after whom the potato has
been named comprise more than - to the
1000 of the population. In England and
Wales the Smiths still retain their well
won position at the head of the list but of
late years the Joneses have been getting
near them. London Million.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-11-16
DIR. Miles Nervine
Cures.

DR.. Miles Ncrvine is sold on positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell 10 NJ 81. 6 bottles for -, OF
IL will be sent. prepaid, on receipt OF prico
by the Dr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind.