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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
CHARMS OF COUNTRY LIVING.
The Nightly Meeting ut the store and the
MaeIAiy Ilonnbag Social.

William Horny Bishop, possessed Of tho
belief that the one desirable thing Tor him
WAS an abandoned New England farm for
n summer home, started out in search of
one Even his experience OF the social Mt
fractions Of lttlc Massachusetts village
did not deter him. He describes il rs fol-
lows in The Century:
! went ont alone one evening TO try TO
ccalize how the place would sron suppos-
ing one were actually living there What
resources would be- open % thcpr1mcuadcr
ut the hour, say, of p. M The lights
seemed already out ia the houses, or if
here and there they burned still it was
only in some obscure kitchen at the rear.
The steady chimup OF tree toad and cricket
occupied the nj Eht, broken i'm upon occa-
sionally by the note of the whDpoorwill or
the stamp of some horse in his stable
There was n light, however, in the country
store and pushed the door open and en-
tered. postmaster was silently figuring
his accounts at "A desk in the corner a cou-
pie Of men were playing checkers at a Ia
bic, overlooked by two or thrCo others,
while two half grown country boys wills
pcred conildcntally together of things pc
culiar TO themselves. But now a travel
err for one OF tho whip shops came in and
stirred mp tho men playineut checkers ana
enlivCncd the place with some quito citi-
fled Quips aud pranks. This however,
could not always be expected. The young
man he'd only laid over few days on a
visit to his family. In general the sedate
club must depend upon its own resources
In midwintcr l learned, Il weekly so
ciablo' Is hol3 among the inhabitants in a
hall over the chief Whiplash shop. A long
table is spread i'm picric fashion, with re-
freshmcnts contributed by the members
"Beanbag' throwing and similar diver
sions are INDUCED In, but dancing is
against the general convictions and not
permitted.
Certain city people might rot think that
all this promised voll, but indeed il prom
ised very wcll as compared with certain
other things-with the isolation OF farm
shut i'm by the darkness Of the hills, for
instance There should be nothing about
1t 10 discourage the GspiIout for country
life. Let the advantages and Disadvantages
Of each state Of life be properly kept in
mind, q diGicvit thing TO do 40 doubt,
since the disadvantages chat arc nearest
arc forever obtruGuE themselves in undue
prominence. However it promises well
to the nag ridden man, distracted by cares,
noises, his immense distances, weighed
down by the bare mechanical obstacles OF
life i'm the metropolis that often render its
all alleged social advantages and amuse-
ments completely nuratory. For what
would such "a man retreat to tho country?
Why for the rest fuil- Of nature for an
opportunity To 90 carly Co bed TO get a
proper acquaintance wish his own family,
to cultivate Lis own resources And he
would expect and desire to live chiefly by
DAYLIGHT iU-rDr.l Ill ltr l..rtt,f ftrht
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
MoNrAour. Mich. NV 70 1000

MOS IAGUE, MlCh., Nov. IL, 1898.
W. WWdecknecht. a wealthy farmer
or MusKegon Co, personally appear ed
before me. this day, and saws: "Thut
for the past year or so he was afflicted
with weakness, trembling heart failure
extreme nervousness and headache:
that he consulted with Ply sicisns bur
received no benefit. He was persuaded
by friend to try "a sample bottle of
DR.. Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer. and lie
says the trembling ard nervous feeling
was Immediately stopped 10y its use.
Afterwards he used two bottles Cf the
same medicine and says ne is entirelv
cured" Signed, w, WlNDECkNEclur.
Sworn to and subscribed before me n
Notary Public for Muskegon County.
State of Michigan,
JAS. MORRISON.
Bergh. 7si-isw
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
Road Notes.

Roads are at once factor in the de.
velopment of civilized society and an
evidence of its attachments.
In all tho statcs of the Union good
roads are essential to progress and the
spread of intelligence
The people are able to set the prod
acts OF the farm 70 market when good
roads are provided, and the value Of
agricultural lands is proportionate,y IN
creased.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06

NOTICE OF SALE:-Stafe Of Michigan.
~ County of Gratiot, IS In the matter of
the estate OF Laura NJ Crout, incompetent
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of
license granted To the Undersigned, guardian
OF the estate Of Laura NJ. Crout incompetent
by the Hon. Judge of Probate for the county
az Gratiot, on the 10th day Of May A D. 1900
there Will be sold at public vendue 10 toe high :
est bidder, AZ the premises described heyein IN
the village or Alma, county and state aforel
said, on the 18th day of August, 1894, at ten
clock i'm the forenoon of that day the follow.
ing described real estate. to-wit: Lot FIVE fh)
block six 90, village of Alma according TO tho
recorded plat thereof.
Dated AZ Ithaca this th day of July, 1924
800 MERIT j. WOODWARD Guardian
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06

From evidence difficult to dispute, it ap.
pears that i'm the Celestial Empire old, in.
curahly diseased and hcpcly-sly dcpraved
persons are frequently burned alive TO rid
the community lhc burden and rcsponsi.
bility IT their cact biug This arrange.
mcnt is the result OF mutual understand
ing, thevict'm5a euting tO0ud at times us.
sisting nthepr preliminary ceremonies The
usage seems to have been rccce nizcd by the
highest authorities and the burials have
certainly been conducted with tho sanction
of the ruling powers. Great preparations
are made and there is much ado and some.
times a show Of grief, hut a great deal of
the latter is evidently poriunctory, as there
is an all around feeling of satisfaction on
the part OF the spectators and more or less
complaconcy on the mind Of the victim,
who Is comforted by the assurance that he
Is fulfilling a tradition and Will earn the
respect Of his ancestors and gone bcfores.
This custom is scarcely more strange and
barbarous than the japanese pYctice OF
compelling a man for certain crimes on
calamitics 10 commit suicide it would at
least have its computations in that the
criminal could be- made 10 take himself of
ana thus leave 40 unpleasant reflections
upon the mind Of hangman or oxocutioner.
New York Ledger
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
Remove the Blot.

The knowledge of what is lost by the
neglect of our wagon ways is daily ex.
tending, and with its spread is certain 10
come more ana more pressing demand
FOR action that shall remove what is not
merely hindrance to progress, but a
blot upon our national character -
Turf, Field and Farm.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
BENEFITS OF ROLLING.
Iropor weight 10 Use ON Dirt Roads and
How 90 Obtain the Best Results.

Every road is made smoother and
harder by rolling, says |. b. Potter in
Good Roads Library, and dirt roads are
no exception to this rule. We have all
noticed chat the hardest and smoothest
parts of n country road are the narrow
strips that mark the passage of the
wagon wheels that have gone over it,
and these parts have become hard and
smooth because the wheels have acted
rs rollers. But a wagon wheel is not al
ways satisfactory roller for the reason
that the wheel tires are too narrow, and
when tho road is wet and soft the mar
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
pRoBA1E oHDER:-state OF Michip n,

DROBA1E OHDER:-State or Michig,n
Il County of Gratiot SIS. At session of the
Probate Court or said county. held al the Pro-
bate ONCE, in the village of Ithaca on the goth
day OF June in the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninetyfour. Present, John NJ.
Everden, Judge Of Probate. IN the matter of
lie estate Of Arriilia Crippen deceased. On
reading and filing T. petition, duly verified of
Alpheus Davis praying that a certain instru-
ment now on file in this Court puTportiug 10
be the last will and testament OF said deceased,
uay be admitted 10 probate and that admin
istratOn thereof he granted To- Samuel Bigt-
low, the executor named in said will
ThereupOn II is ordered. that Monday the
10th day of July next. at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon, he assigned for the hCariug OF said Pc
titiOn. and that the hers-at-law of sud de-
cGsCd. and al other persons intert steG in
said estate are required 10 appear AT a session
90 said court. then to lie holden at the Probate
ONCE, in the village OF Ithaca and show cause
If any there be, why the PRAYER Of the peti-
Toner should not be granted; And II is fur
thor ordcrod. that said petitioner give notice
10 The persons int rested in said estate. Of the
pendency of said petition, and the hearing
thcfeni 10y causing a copy OF this order tC he
published In the ALMA RECORD newsreper
printed ana circulated i'm said county three
successive weeks previous to said day OF hear
ing
"A true copy JunN NJ EvERDEN.
tsEALJ 'NS-4w Judge Of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
y State of Mlchgan County of Grntlnt SIS

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
y State of Michigan County of Gratiot SIS
In the matter OF the estate OF Katie l. sheldon
deceased. Notice Is hereby given, that in pur-
suance OF and order granted to the under.
signed administrator of tho state of said de.
ceased, by the Hon. Judge OF Probate for the
1894, there Will lie sold ut public vendue. 10 the
highest bidder, at the premises. i'm the county
of GratiOt, IN said state, on Wedne sday, the
forenoon OF that day subject to ali encum,
brances 10y mortgage or otherwise existing at
the time OF the death Of said deceased or at
ne Time OF SAID sale the following described
real estate, to-wit: Lot three ~ on block
three o. in Lyman c. Cohoons abolition to the
village of Ina, Gratiot county Michigan, au.
coroing 10 the recorded plat thereof.
HIRAM w. HUGHFs
Administrator
The above sale has been adjourned until
July ISM. 1921 HIRAM " HUGHES
Alma. June 20. 1894. Administrator
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06

Mrs. Mcswat-Iu't that dreadfully re.
alistic Billlgerl Tho actors are shooting
their pistols straight nt each o5herl
MIR McSwat--it isn't half realistic
enough, blame emil The pistols ought to
have bullets In them. Chicago Tribune
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
0ptifnistie.

"Billy Bllvcn asked Miss Parseiph how
old she was" said one girl to another
did she get angry"
mo. She was llattcrcd. She thought
she must look very young or he'd never
have dared. "--Washington star,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
Good Roads In the Gogebio Iron Country.

The board of supervisors of Gogebic
county, Mich, recently, In response to
an appeal of unemployed miners, voted
lie to 2-to issue bonds to the amount
of SO, 900 for the purpose of improving
the roads and furnishing employment to
the idle men.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
LILLIAN "A. VALIDITY, Mortgage
j WlLLETT, Attorney for Mortgage.


MORTGAGE SALE:-Default having been
VI made In the conditions OF certain mort
~ &c made ana executed on the ninth day of
October a. d.. 1870, by William H. Nestle and
HuIrlt NJ. Nestle his wife OF Arcadia. GratiOt
county Michigan to Edward G cement, OF
Maple Rapids, Michigan and recorded IN the
county Michigan in hbeT "a of mortgages on
page AZ on tie ninth day Of October 1891
upon " hich mortgage there is claimed To- be
due at tie date OF this Notice the sum of
SO ~ and NJ Sutt proceedings having been
CONN enct Il CithCr at law or i'm equity 10 ne
oyer the debts cured thereby or any part
thereof. and the power Ut sale contained In
sud mortgage having become operative. now
therefor notice is hereby given thar by virtue
of such power OF sale on Friday The 10th day
OF ougust 69l at ten o'clock I'm the forenoon
Of said day at the north front door If the
court house in said Gratiot county in the viii
lage Of Ithaca in said county. the re will be sold
AT public vendue TO the highest bidder the
premises described in said mortgage or so
much as may be necessary TO satisfy the
amount Of said mortgage together with
interest al per cent from the date OF this
notice and the legal c. ais and charges of this
foreclosure and sale, said premises being d,s-
crbed m said mortgage a. follows. to-wit:
The north west quarter of the north east quar-
'cr 90 rtion twenty t20) town 40 north of
range three t3) west state of Michigan con-
tanning forty acres more or less
Dated Ithaca Michigan, May 10, 1894
STONE SALTER, EDWARD G. BEMENT
Attorneys for MortRaRee. Morgtagee
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06

Mrs. JOS. Bailey, Cedar Springs, Mich.
says: "Adironda," Wheeler % heart and
nerve cure, is the best medicine ever
bad in my family; it never falls" Sold
by b. :. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-06
MORTGAGE sALE:-DefauIt having been

MORTGAGE SALE:-Default having been
vi made In the conditions of d certain mort
gsge, made by John Peters and Eliza BETH
Peters his wife 10 William ii. Waldby, dated
oyember twenty NTH, 1889, and recorded IN
the Office OF the Register Of Deeds for Grutot
county, state OF Michigan, November twenty
fifth 1859, in liber 81 of mortgages, page 43l,
the power oil salt therein contained has become
operative. hrre il claim ID Ia be due and un-
paid on said mortgage at the date Of this
notice, rs interest the Jun OF nifty dollars and
siXty-seVen cents, also fifteen dollars provided
10y statute AS an attorney fee in case of fore
closure, and no suit or proceedings at law or
in equity having been instituted to recover
any part of the debt secured by said mortgage,
therefore, by virtue OF the power OF sale there
in contained and OF the statute in such case
made and provided notice is hereby given
that on the twenty-first day of July, 1894 at
one O'Clock in the afternoon, AT the front door
OF The court house, in the village OF Ithaca,
Michigan that being the building In which the
circuit court for Gratiot county IL held, there
viii be sold AT public vendue, to the hp hest
bidder, the premises described in said mort
"a ~. viz; the east half OF the southwest quar-
ter of Sc ton thirty i've, in township eleven
north of range Two west. state OF Michigan
said sni' Will be made subject 10 the principal
SUM in said mortgage and interest thereon
sii &C. kOvembcl twenty.tifth. 1893
ID ted April 25th, 1894
WILLIAM A. VALIDITY, NOrtgagce
g. j. WlLLETT Attorney for Mortgage.
Morris tribune., 1894-09-19
clergy and Congregation.

One thing ] have against the
clergy, both Of the country and in
the town / think they are not Sc
we're enough on their congregations.
They do not sufficiently lay upon the
souls and consciences of their hearers
their moral obligations and probe
their hearts and bring up their whole
lives and action to the bar of con-
science. The class of sermons which
] think are most needed are Of the
class which offended Lord Melbourne
long ago. Lord Melbourne was seen
one day coming home from church
in the country in a mighty fume.
Finding friend, he exclaimed: 1T
is too bad / have always been a
supporter of the church, and / have
always upheld the clergy. But it is
really too bad to have to listen to a
sermon like that we have had this
morning. Why, the preacher ac-
tually insisted upon applying reli-
gion to a mans private life" But
that is the kind of preaching like
best; the kind of preaching which
men need most. But it is also the
kind Of which they get the least. =
w. E. Gladstone.
Morris tribune., 1894-09-19

The number Of Populist members
Of the late congress was not very
large; but what that party lacked in
numbers it, in certain directions, made
! up in energy. During the session
which has just closed, these Populist
congressman introduced bills proVid-
ing for the expenditure of over
| twenty-five millions Of dollars. The
most, If not all, Of this sum was to be
provided for by issuing government
promises to pay, Just where pros
perity is to come from plunging into
debt in such an extrayagant manner
is more than we can imagine. We
have always supposed that true pros
| perity consisted in keeping out Of
debt, instead Of plunging into it. II
is this party which is now. seeking tc
gain control Of the affairs of this
state and this nation. Should these
wild ideas Of business management
prevail in our public affairs, nothing
but ruin and disaster could oyerta Ike
us. What We need is, not more debts
but less of them; and this, too
whether the debts are public or pri-
yate.- Herman Enterprise.
Tho above statement of the Enter
prise is corroborated BY such author
ity as John G.. Carlisle, Secretary Of
the Treasury, and is a fair sample Of
Populistic ideas. Most Of the appro-
priation bills that were introduced by
Populist Congressman were so intro
duced for the sole purpose Of catch
ing votes. Not only were their pas
sage never expected, but not even de-
sired; and the fraud and hypocrisy
that characterized many Of our Popu-
lis congressmon, found its climax in
our own Halyor y. Boon Upon just
such wild appropriations as those re-
ferred to above, he is basing his
claims for recollection, and informing
his Populistfc supporters what lie
would do in their behalf If he only
had a congress in sympathy with his
ideas.
The Populist Gains to be a sort Of
an Arcllimedian alleyiator of existing
conditions; and one pet theory of that
partisan is, that If our debts were in
creased thirty fold and our interest
account likewise, we should enjoy a
financial millennium. TO anyone not
absolutely an imbecile or a lunatic,
the foregoing should at least put an
enquiry as to whether that party is a
desirable one to control the legisla-
ton Of the national government,
Are O'Neill, Prodgers and Torger-
son IN favorof such comparitiFo vast
appropriations being made in the
session Of The state legfsla-
ture? We would like to hear from
them.
Morris tribune., 1894-09-19

The Battle Lake Review has fac
ulty of saying the right thing at the
right time, and voices the sentiment
of every fair-minded citizen of the
Seventh Congressional district when
it speaks thus of our next Congress
man, Frank NJ. Eddy: eve could
not have selected better man, a bet
ter vote getter, nor one more desery-
ing. We have known Frank NJ. Ed
dy since 1879, and, like all others
who are acquainted with him, cannot
help liking the man. Born on Min
nesota soil in 1856, he has ever been a
resident of the state, and that fact
alone ought to be q recommendation
to help him on in his fight. Mr.. Ed
dy is an orator a scholar, a Republic
an and thoroughly honest man."
Morris tribune., 1894-09-19

The American Newspaper Direc-
tory publishers have, for the last sew
en- years, made standing offer Of
500 to any person proving that the
circulation rating of any periodical
was given by them incorrectly. Dur
ing this time there has been twelve
instances where they have been called
upon to go down into their jeans and
hand over the hundred. The last
case that comes up is that of The
Western Rural Of Chicago. But the
one in which our people are most in
terested is the preceding one also a
farm paper, viz: The Farm, Stock q
Home, edited and published by none
other than S. M. Owen, the Populist
nominee for governor. In regard to
this the last number of Printers Ink
says:
Curiously the preceding case was
also that of an agricultural paper
Farm, Stock and Home, Of Minneap-
oils, whose editor, S. NJ. Owen, is
said to be the Popuist candidate for
governor of Minnesota.
Is man who will make false al6-
dayit regarding the circulation Of a
weekly paper a man that the people
of Minnesta want for chief executive?
The Pioneer Press evidently thinks
not. It says:
Mr.. Owen pretends to be an honor
able man; but his reverence for fig
ures is his weakest point. No one
who has read one Of his speeches will
be surprised at the detection of the
offense named, in a paper of which he
is editor. For he has not the slight
est hesitation, in talking to the farm
ers in this state, about giving them
statistics which are utterly false and
baseless. Partly by cunning infer
ence and paatly by direct statement
he endeavors to mislead the voter. 70
obtain votes and to to obtain money
under false pretenses are, morally, on
the same plane. 1t is a very simple
lesson, but one that the voter does not
always appreciate at the first men
ton, that acandidate is not to be
trusted who represents a party to de
clares for reputation and dishonor.
The above revelation drives home the
fact.
Morris tribune., 1894-09-19
a a aIiner,s scheme.

an Australian mining journal Is re
sponsiblo for the following story: A
miner in that country, who was OBJ
tanning fine gold by sluicing, was
asked how he saved it. He. replied
that he employed the common ANAL
ganation process, but used a novel
and ingenious fetort for the purpose.
After amalganating with quicksi-
yer, u get a potato, " said the miner,
"cut off one end and scoop out a cav
ity in it large enough to take my ball
Of amalga1n. I next take q spade or
piece Of fiat iron and place that over
the fire, and then upon that I place
the potato with the cut side down.
AS the amalgam gets hot the silver
evaporates and goes all through the
potato, but it can't through the skin.
When it is cool I have my gold but
ton on the spade and my silver all
in fno globules in the potato. ]
break that potato up under water,
and ] have all my silver.
Morris tribune., 1894-09-19
sueet an Tor ratent Leathers.

Sweet oil is the best for patent
leather, and it should be applied
sparingly. All Of the surplus should
be carefully and thoroughly wiped
off, and the shoe is then to be polish
ed with piece Of channels. After
the glaze of patent leather begins to
crack and will no longer take the
fine polish without which patent
leather is a burden to the eye, there
is no resource SO effectual as varnish.
but when once the application of
varnish has begun it must be con-
tinued to the end. Varnish must
be applied to patent leather with the
tips of the fngers--nothing else will
answer so well. Be sure that the
shoe is perfectly free from dust or
dirt Of any kind. Exchange.
Morris tribune., 1894-09-19

Fergus Falls Journal says; Gen
Geo. l. Becker, the Democratic nomi-
nee for governor is going to do one
manly and courageous thing at least
He announces that he will resign his
position on the railway commission al
once, in order that his campaign will
not embarass Governor Nelson in any
way. Now, if Sidney M. Owen
would resign the Office to which Gov
Nelson appointed him, time" might
be called, and the fight begin in dead
earnest.
Morris tribune., 1894-09-19

The many fine compliments show
cred upon Frank NJ. Eddy by the Re
publican press of the Seventh dis
trict, ought to make him feel that
success at the polls this fall is an as
sured fact. Not only is the press at
his disposal but also the services Of
his late opponents at the convention.
Comstock and stevenson in particu-
lar, are putting forth a determined eff
fort to elect him, and no feeling Of
luminosity prevails. Add to this Mr..
Eddy's own efficient canvass, and you
have the whole thing down pat, Tor
under such circumstances no other
candidate can look for an election in
a Republican district and the sooner
they make up their minds to save a
few campaign dueats, and the wear
and tear on their constitutions, the
better they will be enabled to weather
the coming winter. Big Stone
County Journal
Just SO, Bro. McCourt.
Morris tribune., 1894-09-19

S. II Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheumatism
his Stomach vas disordered, his Liver
was affected to an alarming degree, APP
petite fell away and he was tearibly re-
duced in flesh and strength. Three bot
ties Of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, Ill,
had a running sore on his leg of eight
years standing. Used three bottles OF
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Of
Buclllen's Arnica Salve, and his leg il
sound and well. JohL Speaker, Cataw
ba, o., had five large fever sores on his
leg, DOCTORS said he was lncurable. One
bottle Of Electric BitteFs and one box Of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him entire
ly. Sold at F. Buckentin's drug store.