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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
HELD TO HIS TEXT.
How One Newspaper Reporter Dictated
Notable Funeral Grafton.

At the Press Club the other evening,
stories were being exchanged.
II attended the Rusk funeral at Nlro-
qua said one. professor Butler was
10 deliver the funeral Grafton, and my
paper had instructed me to get II in adj
vance and send it by mail to save tese-
graph tolls. The Professor was late in
getting to Niroqua. and when he hnally
arrived. to my CONSERVATION | learned
from him that he had no manuscript
Time was precious, for the last tram loi
milwaukee, bv which ! could send the
speech was due 10 leave in few hours
and couldn't ask the old gentleman &c
sit4Nbwn and write out the Grafton.
81 must have that Grafton, l sand TO
him. Can't YOU dictate what You eX-
pect to say tomorrow morning.
~ haven't the remotest idea what II
will he, he replied.
FINALLY induced him to do II. lie
began slowly on the eulogy of the dead
statesman, then as he warmed up he tor
got his audience of one and talked as
though his heart was in it. Inever heard
a more eloquent panegyric in all my
newspaper experience.
IL got the Grafton off by mail, but
wondered whether Professor Butler
would remember the next day what h'
had said in my presence-though IL
seemed oblivious of my presence mus
confess. For awhile he kept pretty wei
TO the text but as he got into his sub
iect he began 70 wander away. As III
was in the middle of an eloquent perio'
comparing the achievements OF the de
ceased with those OF other patriots an'
statesmen, he suddenly caught my eye
1t recalled him to the fact that he WASH
keeping his agreement with me TO con
fine himself TO the Grafton of the day be
fore; he seemed confused for moment
then with wave of the hand he abrupt
ly ended the sentence with the remark
But let that pass. And every time h
wandered away from the dictated oratio
he instinctivey turned in my direction
and when he caught my eye would say
But let that pass, and resume ia
thread where he had dropped it."-MI
au1nkee Se1.s1eL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
SHIFTING SANDS
Changes In Real Estate in Gratiot County
For The Week Ending June %,
1894.

Betsey Smith TO Andrew Smith ct al,
q ne, sec b. Wheeler .............. 500
James l.. Hunt 10 Jabob VI. Binkley,
sw a ut Nv "a sec -, Sumter. -
Hiram Harrington to Ctrrie +. Wright,
IA of nw, sec 2G. Pine River. -. 250
Chas. w. Hall TO Vim. Hall, pt NV Of
ne, sec 10, Newark ............... 60
Donald NJ. Wilcox TO Louis Z,mmer-
man. pt NV of sw, SEC -, Wheeler. -
Louis Zimmerman TO Vim. Taylor, W.
of Inv of ne, sec Il, Lafayett ....... ~
Jenneiie A. Morse 10 Ithaca Electric
Lighting Co., lot 10, blk I, Upper
Ithaca. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. AZ
Morris Holmes 10 ". Foster Chafey,
of INV !, Hamilton. ............ l9i
Thomas Bambol ough 10 Edward Hill
lock, lots IL and u, blk 30, Alma. st
The Gum Hardware Co. 10 W. X.
Richard, ut he OF sc. SEC "a, Pine
River OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "
George j. Charles and wife TO Alta j.
Burmese y of lots lGj and lGG, Per
riuton ...................... IN
j. Lee Potts and wife 10 Andrew L. NJ.
Reynolds and wife, pt of NV q,
sec D. North Star. ................... "
Mary Farmer to Ida +. Sullivan. lots
| and :, blk 9. Ewell's Add, st. Louis, A
| Oliver q. Webster to Jerry Grubaugh,
lot and e y of lot 6, blk 6, Bannister, II
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Tobacco Thief.

Tobacco Thief IL permanent and guaraa~
ted cure for the Tobacco Habit in All Or
forms. 1t invigorates as well a. regenerasass
the whole nervous system. Every bottle rs
wrapped with sight draft, which will he poss
lively be paid i'm every case where Tobacco
thief fails to cure. Two bottles are guaran,-
teed. Less than one often cures. Price -
per bottle. Liberal discount to dealers.
M. A. BRITTON, Druggist.
Pewamo, Mich.
TESTIMONIALS.
| have been a constant user of tobacco.
both smoking and chewing, for ten (lOl
years. and after using less than one bottle Of
Britton's Tobacco Thief | am cured of this
habit. W. w. TOWNSEND
Hubbar lston, Mich
have used tobacco for - yeaIs aud after
taking Brtton's Tobacco Thief for six weeks
consider myself perfectly cured. ! bought 20
cents worth of tobacco the same time that
Brtton gave me the medicine, and after
taking two or three chews Of tobacco ] gave
il away and have not touched il since. 1 con
-ider BrittOns Tobacco thief the Jim Corbss.
of all the tobacco cures.
MoNT SPAULDIug, Pewamo, Mica.
took my first chew of tobacco in 1866 ans
have used il continually every since tha6
time. Dec %, 1893. | received a package OF
B,itton's Tobacco Thief and commenced to.
take 1t, and continued chewing but two or
three days, when wanted it no more, and
am now completely cured, and realize that
II will save me A great amount OF money be-
sides breaking me OF filthy habit.
Yours Resp, FRED X. n. BURHANs,
S20tl3-p3 Portland Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
where the Farmer Would Gain.

The farmers of w York state pay
less than 10 per cent of the state taxes.
II the state should spend 81, 900, 900 i'll
the improvement of country roads, a
very few years would elapse before ev.
cry county would receive immense bene'
fit from the improvement, and the farm
property in every county would be in
creased in value many times more than
the amount of the tax paid by its own
ers. A sum of $4,000, 900 per year for
road purposes means tax of about OF
cents on each thousand dollars worth
of farm property, or about 50 on the
farmer whose property Is assessed al
$40, 600. If the improved roads should
increase the value of our farms 10 pei
cent in 10 years, the increase in value
would be 90 times the farmers share OF
the tax -Country Roads.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
An Auroral Arch Two thousand Miles Long.

Among the many interesting communi-
cations TO the Astronomical and Physical
society of Toronto during the year 1898
and contained in the volume OF the
Transactions" is one by Mr.. Arthur Har-
vey on the widely observed aurora of July
Is During the display an arch of auroral
light rolled up out Of the north and passed
the zenith Of Toronto, spanning the sky
from east TO west. Its width was fairly
uniform, being from degrees to : degrees.
After lasting for several minutes its con
tinuity broke up in the east, ii wavered at
the zenith and soon vanished. Fortunately
Mr. g. r.. Lumsdcn saw the arch break up
and vanish in the same manner. lie was
M Rala. 40 miles north of Toronto, and
saw the arch projected across the constei-
lation Aquilla, at point some degrees
north Of the celestial equator or 40 degrees
south Of the zenith. At Toronto Mr.. Har-
yev saw the same arch at the same time
living across Lyra at u point about 10 de-
grees south Of the zenith. From these OBJ
servations the perpendicular height OF the
arch was found to be l66 miles and Its
breadth about 3 miles. If the arch main
tanned an equal height above the earth, It's
ends were l. $50 miles away, so that the
magnificent sight was presented OF an au-
roral belt in the sky with $500 miles be-
tween its two xtremities.-London Ma
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
NOAh,s ANIMAL FREIGHT.
The Number Of Them - Tough Puzzle For
the Early Theologians.

As far back rs the seventeenth century
farsighted theologians had begun 10 dis
Germ difficulties more serious than any that
had before confronted them. More ana
4 ore il was seen that the number OF difier-
ent species was far greater than the world
had hitherto imagined. Greater and great
er had become the old difficulty In conceiv-
ing that of these innumerable species each
had been specially created 10y the Almighty
hand, that each had been brought before
Adam by the Almighty TO be named, ana
that each, III couples or in scvens, had been
gathered by Noah into the ark But the
difficulties thus suggested were as nothing
compared 70 those raised by the distribu-
ton of animals.
Even in the first days of the church this
had aroused serious thought and above all
I'm the great mind of It. Augustine. In
his City Of God he has stated the diiii-
Guilty as follows: But there is question
about all these kinds Of beasts, which are
neither tanned by man nor spring from
the earth like frogs, such as wolves ana
Others Of that sort, as 10 how they could
find their way TO the islands after that
food which destroyed every living thing
not preserved in the ark. some indeed
might be thought TO reach islands by
swimming in case these were not very far,
but some islands are so remote from CONT
mental lands that IL does not seem possible
that any creature could reach them by
swimming II is not an incredible thing
either that some animals may have been
captured by men and taken with them &c
those lands which they intended TO inhab
il, in order that they might have the
pleasure of hunting, and II cannot be de
MED that the transfer may have been &C
complished through the agency of angels
commanded or allowed TO perform this la
Dor by God Andrew White in Popular
Science Monthly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
A NARROW ESCAPE!
How il Happened.

The following remarkable event in lady's
life will interest the reader: "Fora long time
had terrible pain at my heart, which hut
tered almost necessarily. had no appetite
and could not sleep | would be compellec
TO sit up in bed and belch gas from my stom-
ach until thought every minute would be-
ny last. There was a feeling OF expressions
about my heart, and | was afraid TO draw
full breath. ! couldn't sweep room With
out sitting down and resting; but, thank
sod. by the help OF New Heart Cure all that
is past and feel like another woman Be
fore using the New Heart Cure i had taken
different so-caled remedies and been treated
by doctors without any benefit until l was
both discouraged and disguised. My husbano
bought me bottle OF DIR. Miles New liearS
Cure, and am happy to say never regretted
it, as l now have a splendid appetite ans
sleep well. weighed 1s5 pounds when ! be
gan king the remedy, and now weigh 1906
It's & in my case has been truly marvel.
Gus. . surpasses any other medicine
nave ever taken or any benefit | ever re-
ceivcd from physicians."-Mrs. Harry start
Pottsville Pa, October IL, 1902.
DR.. Miles New Heart Cure Is sold on q posi-
i've guarantee by all druggists, or 10y the Dr.
Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind. ,on receipt of
price 81 per bottle six bottles -, express pre-
raid This great discovery by an eminent
spec TT in heart disease. contains peithec
opia rCr dangerous drugs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Specimen Gases

S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis. waa.
troubled with Neuralg ia and rheumatism.
his Stomach was dlsordered. his Liver was
affected 10 an alarming degree. appetite
fell away. and he was terribly reduced In
flesh and strength Three bottles of Flee
trio Bitters cured him Edward Shepherd,
Harrisburg. lit had running sore on hic'
leg of eight years standing Used three
bottles of Electric Billers and seven boxes
Of BuCklen's Arpca Sslves, and his leg ia
sonnd and well John Speaker Catawda.
O. had frye large Fever sores ON his leg,
doctors said he was incurabe one bottls
Electric Bi,tcrs ami one box Bucklen's
Arnica Salve cured him enlirely. Sold ~
B : " ehhs Grng store
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Labor Gone to Waste.

1t would seem as if the great contrast
between poor roads and good ones-and
we do have some good roads III nearly
every county-would be sufficient to
stir up farmers TO an effort 10 I'M
prove the roads in their respective local
tiles. There is labor enough expended
Oh the average country road each season
TO make it much better than it is, but II
seems 10 be labor thrown away i'll nine
cases out of Ten. New York Independ-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Help For Roads From the Railways.

Some of the main lines of railroad
have made concessions in the transpor'
tation of road material and in this way
are doing their shore toward the build
ing of better roads, which would not
only benefit the railroads themselves,
but the community at large. -Ameri
can Cvclist
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Ro.dImproyemept Notes.

The farmers i'll New Jersey, where
they once with team drew ton, with
new roads are able TO draw six tons.
Bad roads rob good horses and vehi-
cles Of much of their practical value,
besides tending TO shorten their terms
of usefulness.
The question of good roads is essen
italy question Of public and individ-
ual well being.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
The Poorest Roads In the World.

Hon. J. H. Manley of Maine says,
1T is a lamentable fact that the COM
mmon highways of the United States
are vastly inferior TO those of every 9TH
er country in the world "
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
ItIs Way of Men.

A man loved u woman but she laughed
at him Then, through grief, he became
i'll and was like TO die in very despair OF
her love, whereat pity touched her heart,
and pity grew to love. When he came to
know this, having now the love he had SO
yearned TO possess, he rejoiced greatly and
arose from his bed
And straightway he began to love an
other woman.-Berry Benson in Century.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Getting the Best.

Mrs. Gotcashe (engaging an orchestral
What's the very best music you playf
The Lcadcr-um-. well, l suppose the
very best things we play are the Beethoven
symphonies.
Mrs. Gotcashe-Nery well. want you
TO play lot Of those throughout the even
ing-one for each dance / won't have
anything but the best, you understand
Chicago Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
RuckIeu's Arnica Sally. =.

The BEsT SANE in the world for Ce1s.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fevos'
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t Is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction o.
money refunded. Price 20 cents per boz
For Sale by B. $. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
She Did Not Fill the Bill.

Ecstatic Young Man (to dark brl-
nette) How / could love you, Miss
Fanny-if-. May confess TO youe
Brunette (blushing) -What is itP
Ecstatic Young Mani could love
you, Miss Fanny, with all my heart If
you only had blue eyes and blonde
hair.-7eras Sutings.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29

The citizens of Colbert county, Ala,
have voted to expend 5000, 600 in the
construction of pixies and public high
WAYS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Greatly Afflicted.

He-Mrs. Youngwidow is in very deep
mourning, isn't shep
She-Oh, yes, indeed. She doesn I even
cat pink ice crcam.-New York Times
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29

want Money? or Home? Want
Work? or II Farm! Want to opeE
~ "A store in a growluL town? VANS
UU | to raise live stock? Want 10 know
! how 10 buy improved farms in S.
uos,j well settled region wl:hout paying
IUUi cash? Particulars and publications
sent free by +. |. Whitney, Sc
Paul, Minnesota so 1y-l&-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-26
HUMAN 81 CRIFTCES IN Russia

1t is probably known to few people
that the practice of sacrificing human
lives under certain conditions still ex-
lists in parts OF the Empire of Russia.
The Government and the orthodox
church have attempted in vain TO stop
the inhumane practice, but up to the
present time they have been unsuc-
cessful. Revelations regarding the
custom were made in recent issues of
the Gazette of Yakootsk, Siberia. 1t
prevails among a sect known as the
''Tshukshen," not far from that city.
Ola people, beyond the Biblical limit
as to age, and sick ones, tired Of life,
offer themselves as the sacrifices.
When "Thuskshe" decides to "offer
himself up" he sends word to all his
relatives, friends and neighbors, who
then visit him and try to persuade
him to change his intentions.
But prayers, upbraidings, threats,
are useless in such case, and the ia
matte prepares for his end. The friends
and relatives leave his house and re-
turn in ten to fifteen days, bringing
the death candidate white clothing
and several weapons, with which he
is supposed to defend himself in the
other world against evil spirits and
shoot reindeer.
After completing his death toilet
the candidate takes his place in a cor
n 10 hnH Int L.
gather his relatives, who offer him
the choice of three instruments of
death, knife, a spear and a rope. If
he chooses the knife, two friends hold
his arms while third plunges the
blade into his breast. Practically the
same thing is done if he decides to
die by the spear. When he prefers
the rope, two of those present place it
about his neck and strangle him to
death. A cut is then made in the
breast to let the blood flow out. All
those present sprinkle their faces and
hands with the blood believing that it
will preserve them from evil and
bring them fortune.
The body, after this ceremony, is
placed on sled, which is drawn by
reindeer, to the cremation hill, !" near
the village. The neck of the animal
is cut at once upon arrival at the
place. The body is stripped of cloth
ing, which is then cut in small piec-
es and placed on the altar with
the dead man or woman. During the
cremation the "mourners" utter pray
ers to the spirits, begging them to
watch over those mortals still left on
earth. This custom has been followed
by the sect for centuries.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-26
Three Ex-Governors Retained.

Cambridge and Waltham will go to
the legislature to settle the matter of
damages on account of the former TAX
ing of land for a new water basin. The
Cambridge water board and the Wal
than street committee have held nu-
merous conferences, but the matter of a
settlement is as far off as ever. Cam
bridge has retained ex-Governors Long,
Robinson and Russell and Sherman Hoar
to look after her interests in the con-
test.-BOstOn Transcript.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-26
Florence NIGHTINGALE.

Miss Florence Nightingale at the age
Of "a is enjoying excellent health. She
is rich woman, having, besides some
private means, the $3.50, 900 publicly
subscribed for her by the English people
at the close of the Crimean war. Quite
recently she confded to friend her in
tention to settle the money as a trust,
the interest to be devoted to nursing
wounded soldiers, should her country
ever again be engaged in war with a
European power.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-26
WHAT THE MOON SAW.

: little blue eyed Innocent
Out n the yards at play
Had chased, without thought OF wrong
A mother hen away.
Her father spoke in earnest tones,
And grave the words he sa1
While she, sad for her thought EesS,
Went to her little bed.
Again at night she soErht the yards,
Fearless OF ghosts cIsJwls,
Where, upon porch or nest or tree,
SluEnbered the precious fowls.
When they with terrifying noise
Flew out and of, al wild,
The master sought to know the cause
And met his painting child.
'fFather, I-ca7ne to kiss the hen,'
She said in her sweet way,
"And tell her ! was sorry cause
scared her yesterday"
The father clasped her in his arms
In h2pIies5 embrace.
"And l, too, said the gentle moon,
"I kissed the dear, sweet face"
Agnes e. Mitchell.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-26
The Deepest Mine In France.

The deepest coal mine in France (by
some authorities said to be the deepest
in the world) is at Andre du Poirier.
The mine is worked with two shafts
one 2. 952 feet deep and the other 3,083.
The latter shaft is now beng deepened
and will reach the 4, 900 foot level by
July, 1895. The yearly product of this
mine is 400, 900 tons of coal. The re-
markable feature of the mine is the
comparatively low temperature, seldom
rising above rs degrees Paris Jour
nal
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-26

Sorosis, woman IS club of San Fran
cisco, is only little over a year old,
but it now takes its place as one of the
leading women's organizations of that
city. Members can only be admitted an
nually, and at the recent election of of
ficers and business meeting there was
70 long a list of names to be considered
that many had to be rejected because of
the numerical limit of the club. Unless
this shall be increased a hopeless wait
ing list has been created.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-26
THE LAST OF THE BUFFALOES.

Hunters know that buffaloes will
never unless forced, cross the iron of
a railroad track, and this fact figured
largely in the unfortunate work of ex-
termination which these animals have
suffered since the western plains have
been spanned by railroads.
The greatest blow dealt the bison
herds of the northwest was the com
pletion of the Northern Pacific track
west from Bismarck to the Rocky
Mountains. The road practically di-
vided the herds, and those to the
south were soon swallowed up in the
general slaughter waged by Indians,
pot hide and tongue hunters, sports
men and others who were out to kill
anything they saw at sight.
This was during the winter of 1882
SO. The buffaloes to the north were
was one great herd of more than 75,-
900 head, which had found a Temporal
ry refuge in the triangle formed by
the Musselshell, Missouri and Yellow
stone rivers in Montana, and as yet
they had not been "smelled out" by
either red or white hunters. But they
were as surely doomed as though al
ready killed, for the railroad iron cut
them off from the southern range, and
the Indians of the Canadian north
west, as well as those of our country,
barred their retreat into the far north
and so they were hemmed in between
the two with no possibility of escape
in either direction. This last herd was
completely wiped out of existence in
less than four months, and before the
close of the year there were but few
singles and pairs left as fugitives in
that vast country, where but year or
two before they could have been
counted almost by the hundreds of
thousands. At the end of that season
500, 900 buffalo hides were shipped east
from Glendive, on the Yellowstone
River.-Scientitic american.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-26
The Onion.

Treat the onion coarsely, writes Mrs.
r. L. Stevenson, and he will be coarse
with you in turn, but handle him with
tact, with consideration, as if yon
loved him, and you will be repaid a
thousandfold. With neither garlic nor
saffron nor the onion where would be
the glories of southern France, the bou-
illabaisse and the brandade?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-26
sep G92! Old Credit ! !
We have done business together 40
years, but now we must part.

Commencing Nov. LIST, | shall sell
goods strictly for cash or ready pay,
and at prices so low that YOU cannot
see the bottom with Lick Telescope.
Have just opened a new Tea that /
shall sell at 4Oc if not equal TO any
60c tea YOU have bought, your money
will be refunded. Shall sell Water
White Oil at Sc, Clear Pork DC, Cod
fish 515c, Salmon &c, Mackerel &c,
best Rolled Oats 35c, Graham 2Hc,
Rye Meal 2I5c, pure Cream Tartar
30c, Franklin County full-cream
Cheese llHc, Spices = price, Can
ned Goods given away, Confection-
cry l5c, Sporting Powder Boo. Shot
&c, hand-hammered and oil-tempered
Axes (warranted) use, eommonI
Axes soc, Handles l5c, Tinware,
Hardware, Glassware, Woodenware,
Hosiery and Underwear. Ladies'
Muffs, anything and everything want
ed about the house or farm. All
leading brands Tabacco DC a cut,
cheaper by the pound Come in and
see the goods and get prices.
Yours Awfully,
G.. w. McGAFFEY.
Glover, Oct. 81, 1894.
All persons indebted to me by note
or account are requested TO call and
settle AT ONCE.