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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
LAFAYETTE.

The warm showers we are having will be
"a great help to the corn and oats. After
having so much wet and cold weather as we
did last spring, ii seems almost a miracle to
see crops looking so well. Wheat, corn and
soate are all doing nicely. 1t looks, at the
.sresant writing, as though we would have
gDlsntg of apples and small fruit such as
1pisns and strawberries. There will be
enough for home use, if not more, especial
iy of the latter, to fill all the empty cans
the editor has, and that they will be brought
IN by delinquent subscribers One of
the grandest ways to take bath is during a
rain storm to strip off and get under the eve
spout to barn. / know of man that tr-
I'D 1t the other day, he says you can never
make him believe hereafter that there is not
A hidden power even in small stream of
water "A very sad accident, and per-
'haps fatal one, occurred one mile west and
q mile north OF the town house, David Par
ker, is the unfortunate party. He came up
= rom the field where he had been at work
ycultiVating, and while in the act of leading
iais horse into the stable was kicked in the
Z Nv, breaking il and knocking out three or
four teeth, the back of his head striking
against the logs at the same time, making a
Large cash. II was a number of hours be-
core ne regained consciousness The horse
that did the kicking belonged to a Mr.. Lun-
ldy, of Sickles Most all of the voters
down this way are waiting for Attorney Gen
eral Ellis to get clear as Jochim did. We be-
1leve him to be a second George Washington
How could he do such naughty trick? Did
ne not follow the plow when a bcy-and
leach school, tooY Who ever heard of boy
gong wrong who could do that? You can
not fool Us enlightened voters that way. Do |
you suppose that poor pillow boy would try to |
get his salary raised by fraud, or help Clerk !
May TO steal those papers? What stuff and |
nonsense! If they would only give him the
Zane he could prove he was not in the State.
ii.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
NORTH WHEELER.

A. W. Stone spent Sunday, the 18th. with
Charles +. Wright in West Pine River.-
William Dosson, Jr., is quite sick will
enlargement of the lver.-Mrs. Anna
crystler, who has been to work for A. w
stone the past year and half, went to
Merrill on Monday last, where she has found
employment at MT. Simpson John
Fountain, OF Eaton Rapids, is the guest OF
Miss. Eva Hammond MT. and Miss
Watson, of Mt, Pleasant, was entertained b,
Frank and Miss Lille clemens, Sunday the
l1th.-B. +. Slough has his barn nearly
Enclosed. ia number from North Wheeler
attended the U. B. quarterly meeting in
Lafayette Saturday and Sunday bar
tismal serYi5es by the T. B. church at the
center line bridge in Porter township was
Largely attened. % received the ordinance of
baptism by Immersion. Stone estimated the
crowd to be over 800 on Monday Rev. l.. j.
Moody Officiating Stone and wife
nave been spending few days visiting at the
home of their brother-in-la f. Halsted's in
Perry, returning home on Wednesday of last
week, XXX.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Probate Court.

June II. In the matter of the estate of
George W. Hill, deceased order made ad.
uniting the will of said deceased TO probate
and appointing Jane Hill and Jacob Louer
executors thereof.
June IL. In the matter Of the estate of John
McCarty, deceased; petition of administra
tor hled, praying that he be granted a license
to sell the personal property of said deceased.
License granted.
June IL. In the matter OF the estate of
Charles II. Hill, minors petition of j. Hill,
rather OF said minor, filed, praying that he
be appointed guardian of the person and
estate of said minor. Application granted.
June II. In the matter of the estate of
George Brown, an alleged illtreated child:
complaint of Eugene Terpening against
Anthony I: brown for illtreatlng his child
made and filed.
June II. Order made that the said Anthony
G. Brown has forfeited his right to the custo
dy OF SAID George Brown during his minority.
and that said George Brown be sent to the
State Public School at Codwater
June IA. In the matter of the estate of
John Peters, decePse d; order made appoint
ing commissioners to set out the interest of
the widow In lands of said deceased.
June l.. In the matter of the estate of
Carrie scarborough, deceased; order made
determining who are the lawful heirs of said
deceased.
June IS. Ia the matter Of the estate of
Flora scarborough, deceased order made
determining who are the lawful heirs of said
deceased.
June Is. In the matter of the estate of Chas.
,. Douglas, Deceased; fnnal account render
ed and allowed.
June Is. In the matter of the estate of
Charles A. Shower, a minor; order made is
charging Lois A. Davis as guardian of said
minor.
June Is. In the matter of the estate of
Barney Karnes, deceased; final account of
rendered and allowed, and or
der made discharging Elias Sutphin as adj.
ministrator of said estate
June 10. In the matter of the estate of
Arthur l.. Sykes, minor; petition Of Mary
Dunevant filed, praying that she be appoint
ed guardian of said minor. Application
granted.
June 20. la the matter of the estate of
Arrillla Crippen, deceased will filed for pro- !
bate, and petition of Alpheus Davis filed, |
praying that said will be admitted TO pro. |
bate and that Samuel Bigelow be appointed
executor.
June 20 In the matter of the Sumner and
Seville drain; order made appointing three
special commissioners TO determine the |
necessity of said drain
June 20. In the matter of the estate of
John McCurdy, deceased; order made dis
charging Roman Filler and John III, Sails /
bury as executors of said estate.
June 81. In the matter of the estate of
James McAlvey; an alleged incompetent per-
son; petition of John Leslie filed. PRAYING
that guardian be appointed of the person
and estate OF said James McAlvey. Hearing
July 10, 1894.
June %. In the matter OF the estate of
Harriet Ellsworth, deceased: petition of
Nalora Brown filed, praying that an admin
istrator be appointed OF the estate of said
deceased. Hearing July %, 1894.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
WORK OF SPIDERS,
They Crossed the Telegraph Wires and
Made Trouble for Linemen.

Telegraph linemen i'm Connecticut
have been struggling hard the past two
weeks with the general tangle of cross
eel wires and fallen poles resulting iron
the recent gales.
Many CROSSES" from curious causes
are reported, but none was more curl
Gus I '~n that found by Arson Williams.
4 Western Union lineman on the Shore
Line Railroad Mr.. Williams cross"
was not occasioned by the gale, how
ever.
Two of the main through wires be-
tween New York and Boston were re-
ported lin trouble" east of New London.
They positively refused To work at all
in the morning, but from about II
O'Clock in the forenoon until | O'Clock
At night they were found To be all right.
From this peculiarly they came to
De known as the twclve-hOur wires.
md Mr.. Williams was directed to iinh
out what was the matter with them.
He located the trouble" as being be-
tween Noank and Poquonnock bridge.
and then walked back and forth
along the rails with his eyes scan
ming the row of telegraph poles and
wires in vain search for the mischiev-
Gus cross. He kept up the hunt for two
or three days, and finally. just as he
had glyenu in despair, and was swing
my himself ON train to 90 home, he
caught sight of a large cobweb, in the
shadow af big elm tree, which was
bound from one of the SrrNic wires TO
the other.
Williams came back to the cobweb
the next morning and eyed it eagerly.
he was not long in climbing the pole
nearest to it, and then he saw that the
web was really the gigantic product Of
several spiders its big white surface
mapping idly TO and fro between the |
two wires which it connected. Its sur
face was bespangled with big gems of
dew; in fact the condition was the
same a. if the two wires had been con-
nected with "A sheet of muslin saturated |
with water
Nothing will "cross" and "killu two
charged wires more effect
ually than wet substance of this Kind /
them.
When the sun dried the dew off the
cobweb the cross" disappeared and did
not come back again until rain storm
came or the next dew fell.
Mr.. Williams gathered the cobweb
ana stuffed it in his coat pocket 1t
made large handful There was no
more trouble with the wires after that.
When the lineman reported the mat
er to the Eastern chief of the company
N Boston he got laughed at for his
'ains, but on the following day he told
If his adventure with the cObweb to Su-
'erintendent Fred Fairchild of the New
taven office, an expert electrician, who
promptly declared that it was the cob
web which crossed the wire and at
nee sat down to a telegraph machine
nd "a ked for half an hour with the
Boston chief, explaining to him where
lie was in error in assuming that a cob
web could not cross" telegraph wire
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
TRAINED EN- ON BEANS.
Why Colonel O'FallCn's BLACK Riders Al.
ways Wen the Races.

II y about fifteen years sincc Colonel
10 Falloa decided 10 send his string Ia
| Saratoga 20 meet some Of the Eastern
cracks. P.aliagenet, the good son of
Planet was then al his best. The Ban
snee was another of the string. and a
more than crNiceable member too. Ar
irving at Horse Haven John was as
! signed 10 quarters next 10 those Occu-
pied by Pierre Lolillards horses II
was not long before the most wonder
tul tales OF the going, on in the ORAL
Ion stable began To be- i'm circulation. The
trainer was quietly ridiculed, but he
soon taught his rival, 10 respect him
by pulling down race after race. Mr.
Loriliald and the late ID. ID. Withers, the
lamented sage of Brookdale heard of
the peculiar stories ailoat and then de-
clared that ii va, their duty To admon-
i~h Colonel O'Fallon, than whom no
more generous soul ever lived.
Colonel" said Mr.. Lorillard Its
simply wonderful the way your horses
are winning. They always look too
high in flesh, but they win Just the same.
linen take your boys. They are the
most good-for-nothing set of niggers
ever set my eyes upon, but how they
can ride Why, they look as if they
We're too fat to sit on horse properly"
That's it. replied the Colonel. ~
tell John To give those niggers all they
want to eat. | believe in treating my
boys right
That's what we wanted to speal, to
you about, spoke up Mr.. Withers. Il
know that You are not to blame. but do
you know your boys are fed nothing
lat beans?"
Beans echoed the astonished turf.
man Then recovering his composure
he continued: Come with me gentle
men; must investigate this matter at
once"
The distinguished trio found John at
work in his stable.
John, said the Colonel. II am told
you don't feed the boys ANYTHING but
beans. Is that right"
Il train them on beans, sir. " was the
quiet response.
Well what in the thunder have
beans got to do with training?" de-
manded the now thoroughly irate own
er.
That's what the Macedonians used
to do" replied John never batting an
eye.
What have the Macedonians got to
do with feeding my boys?"
Colonel. | read in one of my books"
and here John gave the title of some
ancient tome and the number of the
page, that the Macedonians fed their
soldiers upon the black beans of Sparta
and they went forth and conquered the
world thought that if they could
40 that could feed our nggers upon
-he beans of Missouri and 20 forth and
win all the races. And. Colonel. I've
come near doing it. Cincii1nat conn.,
1lerctai Tazeffe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Battles OF the Future.

Writers on military science unite in
claiming that future battles will begin
with a series of hot skirmshes along the
front. These skirmishes will gradually
increase in heat and the number of COM
batants. achievements being sent ac-
cording TO circumstances. until the en-
tire front is involved. Artillery will he
used As far as possible, but after the bat
tie Is fully under way little Use can be
made Of cavalry save in outilanking.
The days of charges in wars j. over on
account of the increase of range and eff
feet in cannon and rifles. Little can be
predicted of future battles beyond open
ing, ina,much a. the rest must now he
learned by experiment \. Led9er
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
ELM HALL.

We have just enjoyed some fine showers,
after a long drouth, which seems TO revive
vegetation greatly. the Free Meth
odist people seem to be enj Jying some heay-
emily showers, as they get very happy and
some noisy. Yes, the Free methodist people
are here for time, but We don't know how
long. They came Wednesday and Thursday
OF last week, and now have a white city in
the woods, of some forty tents, all apparent
~ we'll filled. On Sunday two excursion
trains, one from the east and one from the
west, brought large crowds to help fill orr
little burg, which before noon presented
more the appearance of 4th of July than
Sunday; but more orderly lot of people
could not have been wished for. Everyone
seemed to wish to get all the good possible
out OF the meeting, and willing to have
others do the same.-Several stranpers
have already embraced the Free methodist
faith, but we have not yet heard of any from
Elm Hall joining them.-Mrs. John
Belille, who has been in Saginaw couple OF
years, doctoring for consumption, il here
now, and reported very -Sumner
has a new iron bridge across the river near
what was once Lathrop & Co.'S mills. put in
by ,. y Ramsey a. Co., which is fine struc
ture and may save the town some lawsuits
and some taxes.-In addition TO camn
meeting people, we haYe two little folks
come to stay-a boy at the home OF George
Nevis and girl at A. Wards. Now don't
George step high? OLD MAID.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
BRECKENRIDGE.

The second annual commencement of GU
Ugh school took place at the Congregations
,hurch last We nesday evening. The cas'
history was given by Charlie watson. one o
he seventh grade pupils. An essay, "Neces
ity the Mother of Invention, was given b.
Va Thissell in which she mentioned som
# the latest and most important invention
nd the necessity which prompted their in
ention. The essay, "Blunders'', by Leo
breckenridge, showed some of the common
Ilunders which are being made by people al
around u every day. Both essays wer
andled IN most praiseworthy way, wer
'sry interesting, and showed much though
The class prophesy, given by Lenr TER!
seventh grade, was very interesting ant
Witty, and some very entertaining music wa
;lven by the choir The class address b.,
dev. James Foote was very interesting, in
Iced. The members of the class are Nv,
lmssell anC l. on Breckenridge. -Hugi
chisholm went to Saginaw on business Tues.
iay.==lt the parrot which received
bucket OF cold water for swearing. and after
ward saw an old hen and chickens after
hover and thought she had been swearing
because they were in the same plight, haC
seen two of the gentlemen of our town VIII,
vent fishing Monday night, he would proba
by have thought they had been swearing
ole's pavilion Uncle Toms cabin com.
)any showed here Tuesday evening and wa
veil attended. The street parade was
pecial feature of the day. Our teacher
rave returned to their respective homes--Mis,
Payne to Maple Rapids and Miss oarothers I,
ithaca. QUIZ.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Populist Convention

On Saturday last the populsts of Gratiot
county met in convention at the opera house
in st. Louis to nominate delegates to the
State convention. The ordinary routine OF
business was transacted and the following
delegates elected:
Chairman-W. L. Pitt, Seville:
Wiley;
st. Louise. Z. Greene, F. NJ. Wander
cook;
Seville-Chas. Mclaughlin, T Lyon:
- Pine River-T. A. Johnson, J. V Behler,
+ " Post;
Bethany-M. Kidder. n Burns;
Ithaca-George w. Pierce:
North Starr. W. Palmer. o. NJ Fair
banks:
Lafayette-G. S. Morrison, Geo. W. FL
bridge;
Emerson-C. T. Emo, Geo Wannacott;
Newark-C. W. Kinney, II. Z, Sage:
"heeler-Chas Wolverton, c. o. Town
send
Sumner-Ithel Knapp, Chas. Singuff.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Hints to Correspondents

Matter for one paper only should be sen
! t%1rect to that paper, such as cards of thanks
esesolutions etc Matter intended for al
three papers should be sent to st. Louis.
Send communications to reach us not late
than tuesday night or Wednesday morning
BE sure to write on one side of the pape
only and do not crowd your writing so close
together as TO make it difficult to read.
Write plain, and be very particular T.,
write proper names so there can be no mis-
cake in reading them Alright. The type settle
mas no way of knowing the name and woul'
not be justified in correcting it in spelling
otherwise unless he happened to know tn
name to be wrongly spelled or given.
Do not pitch into your neighbors withou
good cause, and then only on matters il
which the public may be interested.
Do not say John Smith "Sundaye1" il
,gimtown; there is 40 more reason for saying
ne "Sundayed' than for Mondayed, Tues
csayed, than for saying that he Marched
Applied, Mayed or Juned in that or any othe
place.
1t is better TO make short sentences than to
etring several different matters together will
the copulative land"
Avoid repetition of the same word, as the
\ Sc of two or three "buts" beginning sue
cessive clauses This will apply also It
Eepettions of many other words. You can
Usually tell whether it sounds we'll by
reading over your completed paragraph.
Look over your communications after the!
appear in print and observe what corrections
have been made in spelling, capitalization,
grammar and construction.
Finally tell what you have to say in concise
clear language, striving with each letter to
5mprove your style.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Intended for last week.
PERRINT0N.

The long looked for rain has come at last
and Is great benefit to vegetation.=F. L.
Durfee and mother have gone to Howell to
attend the golden wedding of some friends.
--=Snyder's show struck this place last
Monday, and more woe-begone looking
.ot OF horses scarcely ever come under obser.
7atoG Of mortal eyes. Some of their per-
CORNERS are worthy of more creditable look
ang show.-N. W. Baker made a flying
strip TO Ithaca the fore part of the week.
few more months of democratic rule and
che wheels of progress will cease to move.
Already they have stopped on the rail road
'lnnlng through this place, the passenger
tEein being taken off, and the mail is now
carried on the freight We expected great
oppression in all traffic after Grover THE
Great was elected, but did not think the
railroads would have to stop their traffic;
but this is the case on great many other
roads. fear by the end of his majesty's
Germ the country will be so completely
ruined that it will be years before the repub-
Z peans can place it on its feet again.-We
Jaw Daniel Atenberg on our streets one day
'this week. He was on his way to North
i.haoe 10 do some surveying. Dan. looks as
strong republican as in former days.
The x. o: 4. NJ. of this place turned out
pretty well, considering the hot weather, at
She picnic at Ithaca last Friday. All seemed
60 have good time.-Mr. Smith who
aEaS Gtr1ck with a stone while on his way TO
i-hs -p4rnc still retains very black eye.
LII.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
The Great OpaIs Of the World.

a dispatch from Caldwell. Idaho.
March 2. stated that an opal as large as
a hens egg and weighing 225 carats. of
the highest quality aud of immense
value, being the largest opal in the
world, had been found at the opal mines
in that state Allow me to correct the
statement, says George +. Kunz i'm the
y. I. sun. The two opals from Queens
land, Australia, which were presented
by James a. Garland To the Harvard
university meteorological cabinet togeth-
er weighed 300 carats. They would
cut into gems weighing from 800 TO
1000 carats each. The great opal be-
longing 10 the mnera!ogical cabinet of
the emperor of Austrie weighs at least
eight ounces, or |, 200 carats.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
5. W. NEWARK.

The worst storm of the season passed over
this section on Sunday last, doing considera.
bic damage 10 crops and young orchards
The ice cream social given at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. Elsie Walker for the benefit of
Mrs. Dewitt Walker, who has been sick for
very nearly year, was a success III every
sense of the word, the proceeds amounting to
about 80. Mrs. Walker wishes to express
her heartfelt thanks to her friends and neigh
bors.-The Ladies Aid Society met at
Mrs. Geo. Martins Wednesday, the 2Oth
inst, with very good attendance. The next
meeting will be held at the residence of Mrs.
David Johnson on July 18th, at 2 O'Clock
p. IN. All are cordially invited to attend.
day was observed at the
church on Sunday evening. with very in
teresting program, given by the Sunday
school. The Sunday school scholars and
others that took part may feel proud of the
exercises, as they we're pronounced by the
pastor and Others rs the best exercises they
had attended this season. The decoration
was very fine The collection taken for mis-
sionary purposes was between three and four
dollars Mrs Elmer Pruden is visiting
friends in these parts this week.-John
Carpenter of Ithaca is working for Geo.
Allen through haying and harvest.
r. T. G.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29

By sUuse mishap our correspondence did
not II GSe-lalize last week. Mrs. G. G..
Watson wife of the grist mill man, while
descending the steps in front of the mill last
Saturday fell and fractured her collar bone.
DIR. Wade reduced the fracture.-L.ast
sS-s1Td " .'o mc chill 'reL we're swinging
q n Mr.. Browns granary a daughter of Mr..
Pale vas severc'- hurt The swing was
chain with the two hooks hooked together.
a hook caught in her arm near the elbow.
tteas fns the fesh - the shoulder The child
IS only seven years old. Dr. Wade dressed
the wo1nd.-Burchard, the berry man.
picking from four to six bushels of straw
'Oerries per day .-Bennett, the meat
II al, hGs gone out of the business, and has
moved Eto the Logan house.-Joseph
ssidei has painted his barn, which greatly i'm
proves Stt appearance. -Quite number
Of people from the village attended the
Catholic ceremonies at Hubbardston last
Sunday. Others attended the Sunday school
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29
Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke your
Life AWay

Is the truthful startling title OF a little book
that tells all about Noto-bac, the wonderful
harmless Guaranteed tobacco habit cure The
cost Is tritiing and the man who wants to quit
and can't runs no physical or financial rfks in
using "No-to-bac." Sold by Il s. Webb.
Book at drug stores or by mail free. Address
The Sterling Remedy Co, Indiana Mineral
Springs, Ind. 75l-1ys
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29

The great popularity of Ayers Cherry Pee
toral "a a cough-cure is easily explained. 1t is
soothing, healing, agreeable to the taste, does
not interfere with digestion, and is the most
economical of all similar preparations. Ii il
prompt to act and sure to cure.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29

LNARM FOR SALE. so acres Of choice land In
Il Clinton county Mich. well watered by
never failing stream: all improved and fitted for
any and all kinds Of machinery, except 80 acres
OF scattering timber. Fair house. good frame
barn and outbullngs, 25 rods of fine evergreen
hedge, good orchard and fruit Of all kinds
Within sixty rods Of good brick school house
Located in Essex, Clinton county. Mich, miles
from st. Johns, miles from Maple Rapids
miles from Fowler. Price $500. half down,
balance on time al G per cent interest For
particulars enquire Of \. L. Chase, Journa
0fice Ithaca Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29

Weary wives, mothers, and daughters
tired nurses, watchers, and help-tred
women of sll classes should take Ayers
Sarsaparila. 1t is the kind they need to give
pure blood, firm nerves, buoyant spirits, and
refreshing sleep. There is no tonic equal to
Ayers Sarsaparilla
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-06-29

Lv. Ashley for Detroit
at 1910 p. m.
CT, Sc connections are
made at OwOssO Junctn
with all trains Of d G..
II. & VI R'y.
BEN. FLhTcHER, T. =. A.
Detroit, Mich.