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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
LEGAL NOTICES.

DROBATE ORDER; state of Michigan.
j County of Gratiot. SIS. AT a session OF the
Probate Court TOR said county, teld at the Pro
bate Office In the vii age Of Ithaca on the 23rd
day of May IN the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninty-four. Present, John NJ.
Everdeu. Judge of Probate. In the matter Of
the estate of Flora Marlborough, deceased.
on r. aiding and filing the petition, duly verified
of Daniel scarborough praying that this court
by an order. adiudicate and determine who
are or were at tne time of her death. the legal
heirs Of said deceased aud entitled to inherir
the real estate of said deceased And the SHIRE
or portion thereof that each of said heirs was
entitled 10 at that time and the right title anu
interest that each OF them or their heirs may
now have therein
ThereupOnit is ordered. that Monday, the
18th day of June next. at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, be assumed for the hearing OF said
petition, and that the heirs at.law of said de-
ceased. and all other persons intert sted IN
said estate are required 10 appear at session
OF said court. then 10 be holden i'm the Probate
once. in the village of Ithaca and show cause,
II any there be, why the prayerof the petitioner
should not be RranteC; and IL IL further
ordered. that said petitioner give notice to tie
persons interested in said estate, % the pen
dcncy of SAID petition. and the hearing thereof
by caufing copy of this order 20 be published
in the ALMA RECORD q newspaper printed and
circulated I'm said county. three successive
weeks previous to said day of hearing.
sEALl. igL4w Judge Of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
She Was Allowed to Remain.

Two ladies sat near the door Of the cable
car, and "a third, who was unable TO OBJ
tain seat, braced herself against the door
frame.
'Move up toward the front, please, Z"
said the conductor 10 the standing one.
She did not notice him.
Madam, please move up Ia little way, I"
he repeated.
She gave no sign of having heard
won't you move up a littlef" he said
Rgain after pause.
Were You speaking TO me'" the stand
ing lady answered.
Yes, madam. You must move away
from tho door. There's plenty of room
farther up"
"Oh, please let me stay here a little
while longer, say about two blocks.
These two ladies are talking so entertain
ingly, and I'm just crazy to find out
whether il was the butler that the flcshy
ones daughter married or only n man
named Butler ! think can find out in
the next two or three minutes ="
He allowed her 20 remain.
The car rolled ON. Boston Post
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
. A BURIAL AT SEA.
An Oppressiveiy solemn and at the Same
Time Horrifying Spectacle.

Il can't imagine "a more opprcssiyely
solemn ceremony than burial at sea, j."
said Captain j. A. Denny, the old sea dog
ut Is solemn enough on land, except when
the remains of the late lamcnted are being
carried from Washington i'm charge of "a
congressional committee, but "a burial at
sea SURPRISES the ceremony on land in
point OF solemnity as much as the awful
grandeur of midocean surpasses the mild,
soft beauty of "a tranquil lake. Men of the
sea arc not given to sentimental musings.
The constant menace to life makes them
reckless and ribald. But when "A death &C.
ours on board ship the meek and humble
picty which characterizes both crew and
passengers would do credit to Quaker
congregation. The great desolate stretch
VI water, with its mountainous pillows
and its bowling gales, seems To invest the
presence OF the grim reaper with more
merciless character ard brings to the minds
of the living more realizing sense Of the
terrors of death than is felt on land, with
It's houses and rushing trains and caroling
birds trilling a trenody from every bough
along the line of march from church TO
gravcyards You can depend upon it that,
no matter how tough and hardened the
sailor, he takes OFF his hat and bares his
hSat w NhS piOiicsS bhy WleucNcr nc passes
the corpse.
THE feeling Of oppression which extends
all over the ship when death occurs is so
overpowering that for this very reason If
for no other il is necessary TO get rid of
the corpse with all possible speed And the
getting rid of it is the climax to the trag-
edy more shocking than anything the man
who has never experienced it can imagine
The idea of dropping the cold, insensate
mass of mortal clay into the limitless, bot
tomless ocean, TO be gnawed at and nib
bled by the greedy monsters of the deep, is
horrifying TO the stoutest heart. And yet
there is ever present to the captain that
horrible realization that IL must be done
and as everybody shrinks from doing it it
devolves upon him TO do 1t with his own
hands
THE body Is strapped to bare board
face up. To the foot Of the board are at
tached heavy weights, usually cannon
balls. Then this board is showed out over
the bow of the ship by some of the crew.
who, after doing this make haste to scurry
back out Of sight of the final proceedings
leaving no one there but the captain, whose
duty it is to tip up the board and let it
drop into the sea- feet foremost. Maybe you
think you can sleep after doing that. If
you do, just volunteer TO perform this serv-
Ice for the first captain on whose boat you
are passenger, when a death occurs. /
assure you that he will turn the task over
70 you, and i also assure you that you
won't get any more sleep for good many
nights afterward. st. Louis Republic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
Securing the Hay Crop.

The advantages of early cutting Of
meadow grasses have been demonstrate
ed over and over again by both the
practical farmer and the scientist. By
no means the least of the advantages
gained by early cutting is the second
crop When the greater digestibility of
the young hay is taken into account, the
gain becomes still more evident.
Observation and experience lead to
the conclusion that the farmer who cuts
two or more crops of comparatively
young grass in a season not only gets
better hay, but more Of it, than he who
cuts but one overripe crop
Late cutting Of clover interferes de-
cidedly with the clover seed crop, which,
in many localities, commands high
price. The amount Of seed is materially
increased when clover is cut early.
Some farmers claim that the seed crop
is doubled by early cutting.
Every farmer has his own best plan
of curing hay. The matter may be sum-
med up in fewest words by saying that
the method which involves the least
handling, especially when hay is almost
dry, is the most profitable one
The farmer who is so fortunate as to
have dry, sunless weather for haying
will be certain to have the finest quail
ty of hay, other conditions being favor
able.
1t is generally conceded that hay
which has been exposed to rain is dimin-
ished in value, and yet the great major
ity Of farmers do not employ hay caps.
Those, however, who have once used the
hay caps rarely or never discontinue the
practice. Good unbleached muslin COW
ers often save their cost the first sea-
son.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
AN INTERESTING SPECULATION.
What Mans Stature Would lie ON Jupiter,
the sun and Sirius.

Although we must admit that tho true
facts i'm relation To the size and bodily for
nation of the beings ON the planets will
perhaps ever remain matter of mere
speculation, yet IL is interesting 10 draw
imaginary pictures of such creatures, even
though their existence cannot certainly he
proved. We cannot imagine an intelli-
gent, responsible being that does not pre-
sent the form and general outlines of
man, even though 10 be the lord of "A planet
100 times larger than our own. This be-
ing the case, let us figure on the proper
tions OF an inhabitant of the sun, or even
some of the giant planets providing, Of
course, that such creatures exist. Man be-
ing the only standard we have to work
from, we will use our own bodies and the
diamcters of this and other worlds rs ba-
sis for our calculations and always sup
pose that the length and size of the plan
etary man bears the same ratio TO the
world he lives I'm that we do To ours. We
all know the diameter of the earth and the
average height of man, but who would be
lieve that, If figured from the same basis,
an inhabitant of Jupiter must be go feet
in height and 80 feet around the chest just
under the armsg Such creature would
have skull that would hold wagon load
of brains, and each of his teeth would be
larger than n tomato canl
On the sun the proportions will present
figures that are even more startling. On
the earth we find the average man upward
of 515 feet in height, on Jupiter he is go
feet and on the solar sphere not less than
600 feet No one supposcs for a moment
that there is a living organism of any kind
on the great blazing orb of day, " the
above being simply based on proportion
ate superstition. If the difference in the
proportions of the terrestrial man and the
supposed man of the sun are such that
they would startle the mind of one who
had never given the subject a thought, a
comparison Of the solar man with the man
of Sirius, the largest Of the fixed stars, will
be truly amazing. Sirius is the supposed
great central sun, and if his inhabitants
are constructed in a ratio proportionate to
those Of our mundane sphere they are not
less than II miles in height.-St. Louis
Republic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
charcoal.

A wholesale dealer in charcoal says that
not one barrel of charcoal is sold in New
York now where five barrels were sold 40
years ago Then every grocer sold char
coal. You could buy cents worth or 8
cents worth anywhere. In every grocery
If you looked overhead, you would see clay
furnaces such as were then commonly used
TO burn charcoal in for various household
purposes. Charcoal was then used almost
altogether to start fires with Wagons
went about the streets with charcoal TO
sell, and the cry of the charcoal man was
one of the familiar cries of the city.
The charcoal business has been on the
decline for 80 years. Its first great start
downward came with the introduction Of
kindllng wood, business that has now
grown to large proportions. Kindling
wood has in this city almost entirely taken
the place Of charcoal in its ordinary do
nestle uses. Nowadays charcoal is hardly
used anywhere except in hotels and by
plumbers, tin roofers and copporsmiths
Hotels use IL for broiling. A first class
French cook IN n hotel won't cook unless
you give him a charcoal fire to broil with.
1t is used for this purpose in some private
houses, but not in many.-Ncw York sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01

That old 'Preservaline" fraud is be-
ing agitated again. The man who uses
it in milk sent to New York is liable 70
arrest, according to the reports Ct the
chemists of the board Of health.
Oats, wheat or barley made into hay
will go far to save the hay bill.
B. Won Hcrtf says, "Salt is the key
which unlocks. but does not provide fer
tility."
To grow potatoes free from scab we
must use soil and seed free from infec-
tion. The seed tubers are easily disiu-
fected by soaking them for two hours in
solution of one part of bichloride of
mercury common corrosive sublimate-
poisonous) in 1000 parts of water.
Thomas Stag has given satisfaction in
England, Germany and France In this
country results with it are often contra
dictory A good deal of the difference
is due to the fact that England has a
moist climate, and grass lands there are
usually damp, 1t has been found that
this Stag gives far better results in damp
soils or where there is an abundance
of moisture.
If readers could realize the great
amount of loss that incurs from year to
year from the lack of covering their
stacks with cheap muslin covers, they
would take measures TO provide them in
advance Of the haying season.
Pyrethrum powder or buhach should
be as fresh as possible when used, and
1t should be kept in tight vessel. 1t
may be used either pure, or mixed with
five or six parts of flour, or applied in
water in the proportion of large table
spoonful to gallon of water
The total wool clip for 1898 amount.
ed TO 364, l57, 900 pounds, the largest
clip ever raised in this country.
The club root disease affects turnips
az well as cabbage Do not grow cab
bage, turnips, cauliflower or similar
crops on this land for at least four years,
aud before planting them use heavy
dressing Of lime.
The mixture of chemicals for fertili-
GERS is a mechanical one. With improv-
cd machinery for mixing and grinding,
the manufacturers are able to make a
thorough mixture, better than can be
made by hand. Ii is not only less labor
20 apply the mixture, but one can get
O more even distribution.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
DIVIDING COLONIES FOR INCREASE.
How to Dispose of the old Queen In Divid-
ing Swarms.

The query, Which is the better plan
in dividing swarms, To leave the old
queen in the old hive or move her into
the new one? was answered by 26 bee
keepers in various parts of the country
through the columns of The American
Bee Journal Six found leaving the old
queen in the old hive. Twelve found
her removed to a new stand. Three We're
not in favor of division, and the re.
mainder were guided by circumstances.
James a. Stone said: Il have tried
both ways, but l do not know from ex-
perience that it makes any difference,
but prefer the old queen in the hive
that appears TO have the less of the
brood. l am governed as to time entire
ly by the strength OF the colony to be
divided as soon as the drones have APP
peared.
+. France replied: Leave the queen
in the old hive. Never diviGe a colony
of bees as long as there is room for them
TO work TO advantage in the one hive
When the hive is crowded for room,
then take combs of brood and bees, but
don't draw on them too hard at any
one time. I"
G.. w. Demaree said: You may prac-
tice either plan, but if you want to Sc
cure honey crop you will succeed best
by leaving the queen at the old stand
where most of the field workers adhere
and make working force that can Sc
cure fair yield of surplus honey My
experience teaches me that it must be
IN extra long and good season if both
divisions can be made to gather sur
plus.
Professor A. J. Cook answered.: II
should move her, if l practiced divid-
ing but | have no doubt that it is bet
ter to let the bees swarm. Dividing takes
time and gives less return in honey"
Mrs. Jennie Atchley leaves the OLD
queen ON the old stand. She begins to
divide not much earlier than natural
swarming time. Mrs. l.. Harrison, as
rule does not practice division, pre-
ferring q natural swarm.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01

MORTG AGE SALE:-Default having been
vi mace I'm the conditions of g certain mort
gage made anu executed on the ninth day OF
october y, a., letO, py William X. Nestle apd
Harriet VI. Nestle his wife of Arcadia Orator
county Michigan, TO Edward G Bement of
Maple rapids Michigan and recorded IN the
ONCE OF the Register of Deeds of Orator
county Michigan in liber % OF mortgages on
page ll2 ON the ninth day OF October 1890
upon which mortgage there Is claimed TO be
due al the date OF this notice the sum of
sl0t,'2 ana no suit proceedings having been
commenced ether at law or in equity 10 re,
coYer the debts secured thereby or any part
lhereOI, ana the power of sale contained In
shld mortgage having become operative now
therefor, notice Is hereby given that by virtue
OF slch power OF sale, on Friday the 10th day
OF auRust 1871 et ten o'clock in the forenoon
OF sad day az the north front door of the
court house in said Gratiot county i'm the viz
lage OF Ithaca in said county tn, re will be soid
AT public vendue TO the highest bidder the,
premises described I'm said mortgage or al
much rs may be necessary 10 satisfy tho
amount OF said mortgage together with
interest al per cent. from the date OF this
notice and the legal costs and charges of thia
toiclosurc ana SAFE said premises being des-
crlued IN said mortgage as follows, to.wit.
INT north.west quarter of the north east omar
Ter OF section twenty (2O) town nl) north of
Iahge three CD west state of Michigan con,
tanning forty acres more or less
Dated Ithaca Michigan Nav 10 1904
STONE * SALTER, EpwApp O. R.ss
Attorneys for Mortgage. Morgtagec,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
LEGAL NOTICES.

DROBATE ORDER:-state of Michigan,
u County OF GratiOt IS. Al session OF the
Probate Court for said county. held AT the Pro.
bate once In the village OF Ithaca on the 23rd
day OF May In the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninty four. Present, John N
Eyerden Judge OF Probate. I'm the matter OF
the estate OF Carrie Marlborough, deceased.
On reading and Ming the petition. duly verl-
fed, of Daniel Marlborough. praying that this
court by an order adjudicate ana determine
who are were at the time OF her death. the
legal heirs of said deceased, and entitled TO in
he rat the real estate of said deceased and the
shure or portion thereof that each OF said heirs
was entitled 10 at that time and the right, title
and interest that each of them or their heirs
may now have therein. Thereupon II II ordered
that Monday. the 18th day of June next, at ten
O'Clock ia L lac forenoon, be assigned Tor the
hearing OF said petition. AMI that the heirs-at-
law OF said deceased, and all other persons in
terestcd ia said estate, are required To appear
at a eessiOn Of said court, then to be holden I'm
the Probate Office, in the village of Ithaca and
show cause. IL any there be, why the prayer OF
the petitioner should not be granted; and IL is
further ordered, that said petitioner give no
tico to the persons interested In said estate, OF
the tendency OF said petition. and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy Of this order TO be
published In the ALMA RECORD newspaper
printed and circulated in said county three
successive weeks previous TO said day OF hear
ing.
"a true copy. JoHS NJ. EyERDEN,
lsEALl i9i-4w Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01

MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
vi made I'm the conditions of u certain mort
gage made by Timothy ii. Bardwell (wdower)
TO William II. VALIDITY and dated August LIST,
1885 and recorded in the Office OF the Register
of Deeds for Gratiot county, in Michigan, on
August eth, 1855. in liber a. OF mortgages, Oh
page J0a on which mortgage there is claimed
TO be due at the date of this notice, five hun
dred ana twenty six dollars and forty-four
cents, and also an attorney Zee OF fifteen dol
lars and no suit or proceeding at law or in
equity having been Instituted TO recover any
part of the debt secured by said mortgage.
Now. therefore by virtue 1.-THE power OF sale
I'm said mortgage contained. and of the statute
in such case made and provided, notice is here
by given that on June 23rd, 1894, at one o'clock
in the afternoon. at the front door OF the court
house for Gratiot county, in Michigan. in the
village OF Ithaca, In said county there Will be
sold NJ public yendue 10 the highest bidder,
the pre- misses described in SAID mortgage. viz:
The west half of the northwest quarter OF
section three in township eleven north of
range four west In the state OF Michigan. SAID
mortgaged premises will be sold subject TO one
other mortgage on said premises, executed
and given by Sarah l.. Bardwel and Timothy
IA. Bard well TO William ia. VALIDITY, bearing
date uiy 18th, 1879 and duly recorded in the
office of the register Of deeds Tor Gratiot
county, afor esaid on the 2st day OF July, 1879,
In liber % of mortgages. on page &C.
Dated March .9tD, 1894
G.. j, WiLLETT. WILLIAM III. WALDBY,
Attorney for Mortgage. Moftgagee
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01
Dairy and Creamery.

Montana has brave young state
dairy association, formed the last of
March. At the meeting for organization
20 members were enrolled.
Breed some COWS to come in fresh
next February; then you will not have
to complain that the butter does not
come. If you run a creamery, have your
patrons breed some cows now so that
they will come in fresh and make the
churning easy next winter.
A dairyman writes that darkness is
the best tail holder he ever tried for
COWS in fiytime In the summer after
moons he milks in a thoroughly dark
eDed stable and has no trouble with tail
switching.
If much cottonseed meal is fed TO
milk COWS, the cream will rise more
easily and the butter will be harder, but
it will be of slightly poor flavor. 1t will
stand more heat without melting down
than other butter will, which would
make cotton seed most important feed
for southern cows. Cotton seed is like
wise, therefore, good summer food for
northern COWS.
Those factories appear to be most
prosperous that have arrangements for
making cheese in the hot weather when
the price of butter is low and it is diff
cult to get it into market in the best
condition.
Soft cream cheeses are growing in
popularity. He has already an assured
success who can make one or more Of
these cheeses and get a name for max.
ing them in his own special way lit
tie better than anybody else is able to
do The best soft cream cheeses now ON
our American market were really stud
fed out and discovered by certain skill
full makers here. A fancy name--oftep
a foreign name, mores the pity-was
given to them, and the rest they did for
themselves by making their own market.
Prepare to plant corn to harvest next
fall for your summer silo. Then will
the factory man bless you, and you will
be able to keep up the supply Of milk
during the hot, dry season Of 1895. The
wise man looks ahead.
1t is good plan TO keep good milk
ing COW in the dairy as long as she is a
good mixer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-01

MORTGAGE SALE:-Default having been
NJ made In the conditions of certain mort
gnge, made by John Peters and Elizabeth
Peters his wife 10 William ii. Waldby dated
30 ember twenty fifth 1882 and recorded In
the Office Of the Register of Deeds for Gratiot
county, state of Michigan, November twenty.
NTH, 1889, in liber 80 of mortgages. page a3i,
the power OF sale therein contained has become
operative. here IS claim I'd To be due and un.
paid ON said mortgage at the date of this
notice. as interest. the sum OF fifty dollars and
slxty-seven cents, also fifteen dollars provided
by 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 ana OF the statute IN such case
made ana provided, notice is hereby given
That on the twenty-trst day of July, 1894 at
one O'Clock in the afternoon, at the front do.,n
OF the court house, in the village of Ithaca
Michigan. that being the building i'm which tho
circuit court for Gratiot county is held, there
will be sold at public vendue, to the highest
bidder, the premises described in said morn
gage. viz: the east half of the southwest quar-
ter OF section thirty.five, in township eleven
north OF range two west. state of Michigan
said sale will be made subject 10 the principal
sum In said mortgage and interest thereon
since November twenty NTH, 1898
Dated April 25th, 1894.
WILLIAM III. WALDBY, MortRapee
c. j. WlLLETT Attorney for Mortgagee