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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-14

MORTGAGE SALE:-Default having been
VI made in the payment OF a certain mort
gage, made and executed on the 18th DAY OF
June ISL, 10y Elisha W. Reach OF the township
of North Star. county of GratiOt and state of
Michigan, TO Mary l.. Harrington OF the county
of Gcauga and state of Ohio. and recorded i'm
the Office of the Register OF Deeds for the
county Of Gratiot, on the 18th day OF June 1881.
in lbtr - of mortgages on page I'D. Sald
mortgage having been duly assigned by Floyd
Harrington Of Geauga county. state of ohio,
for himself and az assignee OF John Earring
ton said John and Floyd Harrington being
sole heirs at law of said Mary l.. harrington
deceased. TO AlonZo II. Evans by assignment
bearing the date of the 23rd day of July, 1894.
which said assignment was recorded in the
office OF the Register of Deeds for said county
of Gratot on the fourth day of August. 1894,
ia libcr II Of mortgages on page ;Di and The
same is now owned by him; and whereas the
amount claimed 10 be due ana unpaid upon
said mortgage at date OF this notice is the sum
of elk hundred and sixty dollars ana ten cents
And no suit or proceedings having been insti-
tutcd at law or in equity 10 recover the sand
debt or any part thereof, therefore by virtue
of the power of sale in said mortgage con
talned. and in the statue in such case made
and provided. notice is hereby given, that on
November Bro. 1884, at ten O'Clock in the Tore
noon of said day at the north front door or
the court house for GratOt county, Michigan.
in the village Of Ithaca, in said county. there
will be sold al public Yendue to the highest
bidder. the premises in said mortgage desCrib-
ed or so much thereof as may be necessary 10
satisfy said debt, together with interest there
or from the date of this notice, at eight per
cent. per annum, and the legal costs and eX
pcnses of this foreclosure and sale; viz: one
half acre of land ont of the southwest corner
of the west half OF the southwest fractional
quarter Of section thirty-One l3D In township
ten 40 north of range two CD west; described
as follows, to Wit; Commencing two rods
north ana two rods east of the southwest
corner of section thirty one (3D township ten
O0) north OF range two GU west, thence north
eight (sl rods, thence east ten 40 rods, thence
south eight (s)rods. tbencc west ten QO rods to
place of beginning, containing one-half acre of
land.
Dated August sth, 1891.
ALONZO II. EVANS,
STONE X SAL1ER. Assignee.
Attorneys for Assignee.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
MEMORIES OF A FORMER LIFE.
Stories That Seem to Support the Theory
of ReincarnatiOn.

Stories That Seem to Support the Theory
of Reincarnation.
Il have number of friends who have
shadowy recollection of previous ex-
istence upon the earth" said theoso-
phist, supporting the doctrine of rein
carnation.
You doubtless have also had expert
ences with an indefnable vague remem-
brance of something, or somebody came
to you, which puzzled you and made You
say, I'm sure I've seen that before.
Yet you may know positively that as far
as this present existence is concerned it
was impossible for you TO have received
even an idea of the place OF person. l
have often met people with whom l be-
came intimate at first sight. 1t seems,
as have often told them, that | had
known them for years. 1t was only the
other evening that l met lady from
San Francisco whose face had been in
my mind for years. As soon as we met
there seemed to be something that drew
US together. We were as old friends.
THE most remarkable instance ever
heard is that of the daughter of Isaac
Fulton. Twelve years ago he resided in
Efingham county, Ills. While there he
buried daughter named Maria, who
was taken away just as she was budding
into womanhood. About year later he
removed to Dakota, where he still re-
sides. About three yeaIs after his daugh-
ter's death he was blessed with another
little girl, who was christened Nellie,
it being the favorite name of his wife.
When the little one became old enough
to talk, she persisted in calling herself
Maria. She became quite angry when
told her name was Nellie. She said the
name belonged to her, as her parents
used to call her Maria. A matter of
business took Mr.. Fulton back to Effing-
ham county. and for company he took
Nellie along. The father was surprised
at the intnitive knowledge the girl had
of the place. She not only recognized
the old home. but many people she had
never seen whom the first daughter had
been acquainted with. About a mile
from the home was schoolhouse where
Maria had gone to school. Little Nellie
had never seen the place, yet she gave
an accurate description of it to her ia
ther and expressed "A strong desire to
visit it. Accordingly her father took
her out to the schoolhouse. As soon as
she was inside she marched straight up
to the desk her sister had occupied and
said, This is mine. In telling the
story Mr.. Fulton said that it seemed as
if the dead had come back from the
grave, but her mother would not have
it SO. She says, if that is true. she had
but one child, and God gave her two"
-Pittsburo Dispatch,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12

Judge Kent once in very sensible
and summary fashion disposed of quib-
BILE such as lawyers so often set up in
defense of their clients. A man was in
dicted for burglary, and the evidence ON
the trial showed that it consisted in cut
ting hole through tent in which sew
eral persons were sleeping and then in
Producing his head and arm through the
hole and abstracting various articles of
value.
1t was claimed by prisoners counsel
that inasmuch as he never actually en-
tered the tent with his whole body he
had not committed the offense charged
and must therefore be acquitted.
The judge in reply to this plea told
the jury that if they were not satisfied
that the whole man was involved in the
crime they might bring in verdict of
guilty against SO much of him as was
thus involved.
The jury, after brief consultation,
found the right arm, the right shoulder
and the head of the prisoner guilty of
the offense of burglary.
The judge therefore sentenced the
right arm, the right shoulder and head
to imprisonment with hard labor in the
state prison for two years, remarking
that. as to the rest of the mans body. he
might do with it what he pleased.
Green Bag.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
A Railroad of Curves.

The first railroad west of the Allie
ghanies was built from Lexington to
Frankfort, KY, in 1881. The road was
laid out with as many curves as possi-
BILE, the engineers declaring that this
was an advantage. The cars were in
two stories. the lower for women and
children, the upper for men, four per-
sons being seated in each compartment.
The cars were at first drawn by mules,
but after time locomotive was made
by Lexington mechanic. The tender
was big box for wood. and hogshead
was provided for water which was
drawn in buckets from convenient wells.
In place of a cowcatcher there were two
poles in front fitted with hickory brooms
for sweeping the track.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
Safety Stcnladiers.

An English invention aims to provide
security against liability TO accident
from the slipping of ladders. The rem
edy in this case is the introduction of a
novel form of shoe suitably attached.
1t consists of bracket which can be Sc
curely holted to each side of the ladder,
formed at its lower edge with lug
through which hole is bored, shoe
being loosely jointed to this by means
of pin passing through it and the lug
connection being so free that the shoe
can easily swing. To the under side of
the shoe corrugated pad of rubber is
fixed. The effect of this arrangement
is that in whatever position the ladder
is fixed there is always a grip upon the
ground which prevents slipping, the
freedom of the shoe enabling a ladder TO
be placed almost horizontally without
incurring the least liability of slipping.
When desired, shoes can be applied to
the upper ends of ladder. thus pre-
venting any damage to the walls or the
ornamental work.--New York Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
South American PoliteEess.

1t rather staggers the North American
traveller in Peru to see the pIettily uni
formed young women collecting fares
on the street railways, but when he Wis
its the second city in Mexico, Guadala-
jara. and witnesses the refined courtesies
practced by the male conductors On the
street cars there he is completely par
alyzed.
The manners of the Guadalajaran are
in keeping with the cheerfulness and
friendliness of this city. Imagine your
self entering street car in New York
or any city in the United States and be-
fore taking your seat bowling. hat in
hand, to your fellow passengers, none of
whom you have ever seen before.
Then suppose yourself arrived at your
destination. You rise, smile friendly
farewell TO the car in general. shake
hands with the conductor, and with a
polite inclination of the head take leave
of the driver. The number of times ]
have witnessed such exhibitions of po-
likeness convince me that it is one of the
customs-ef- the country. York
journal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
The GuillOtine.

The striking thing about the execu-
tion was the appalling quickness of il
all. Action was so rapid from the in
slant the condemned appeared in the
doorway of the prison to the moment
the knife fell that it was almost impos-
sible to distinguish the slight chain of
incidents. He flung himself eagerly
against the plank, was strapped to it,
and in the flash of glance the plank
was pushed forward on the platform of
the guillotine. An instant's vision OF
a Iecumbent figure, face downward. In
the same moment head, with two
staring, wide open eyes, whirled almost
defiantly, as it seemed, and with a
slight zigzag movement to the right
ward, while simultaneously the pinioned
body rolle'' inert, convulsive, into the
capacious basket, also at the right hand
side of the guillotine. The swiftness,
the mechanical promptness of the bust
ness, fairly stupefied the spectator. Ii
was impossible to realize that a human
life had ended in less time than it would
take TO draw full breath. The guillo-
tine had done its work well. There was
scarcely sense of horror in the sight
New York World.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
Van Beers la Sirene. "

Jan Van Beers first great hit, LA
Sirene," representing naval officer
helping pretty girl into yacht gig,
underwent some strange vicissitudes
The picture, as we are told, was exhib-
tied at the Brussels salon, and having
been distinguished by royal notice the
critics and brother artists were soon in
full cry. They declared that Jan Van
Beers could not have produced such
elaborateness of finish and minuteness
of detail had it not been that he had
painted over photograph.
The pugnacious young Belgian did not
sit quietly down under what he termed
this Infamous assertion. The head of
the young yachtswoman had been spe-
cially assailed, and he offered to allow
his critics to scratch the head out and
chemically destroy the colors down to
the white canvas, and should there be
found any trace of a photograph he
pledged himself to pay over 81, 1000. On
the other hand, should it be shown that
the picture owed its art to the sole agen-
cy of brush and pencil, then his critics
were TO pay like sum to his pet home
for incurable idiots or some such insti-
tuition.
Needless to say. the challenge was not
taken up, but short time after, while
the picture was still in the gallery, the
head of the lady was surreptitiously cut
out and the picture otherwise defaced.
Fortunately the painter was able to set
it all right again with a few days hard
labor, and it now belongs to wealthy
South American lady and is understood
to be in London. The right of reproduc-
ton was sold by the artist for 1000
francs, and he believes the publisher
who bought it made something like 100,-
900 francs profit out of it.-PaH Mall
Budget.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
A Hard Times Story.

A young negro girl was met by an
old negro woman, and the usual saluta-
tions. with by questions as to the health
and happiness of the families, were
passed. Does You nanny still take in
washing?" asked the older. "Yes nj, "
replied the younger. ''She been doing
washing for Mr.. Blank down here at
Mrs. - boarding house, but he says
times is too hard to have clothes wash
ed, and dunno what she gwine to do
now. "-Valdosta GA Telescope.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
THAT TOO, TOO SOLID FLEsH.D
Fat or No Fat In an Antifnt Diet Profess
sionally Discussed,


Speaking in paper ON the subject of
the various diet cures for fatness, the
eminent authority, DR.. Andrew Wilson,
says:
Doubtless starches and sugars, repre-
sented in such vegetable foods as bread,
rice, tapioca and the like. are fat form
els. The living body has thus power
of making fat out of that which is not
fat. And along with this point is an
other-that fat itself does not go, di-
rectly at least. TO make tat in the body.
Fat is, ON the other hand, a valuable
addition to the diet of corpulent per-
son because it has power properly ad
ministered of burning off food excess.
In more than one system of body reduc
tion fat is, therefore, administered as an
essential part and parcel of the diet
cure. 1t is said that when fat, starches
and sugars are all cut off reduction of
weight takes place much faster than
when fat is allowed in the dietary scale.
This may be SO, but strongly question
the wisdom of the proceeding.
All we know about fat points to it as
an absolutely essential element of our
food. We can't live healthily without
it, and if decrease in weight rapidly
follows its elimination from the diet
the very rapidity of the reduction is an
argument against its safety. Besides,
starch and sugar largely omitted from
the food, with a moderate quantity of
fat allowed and slight increase of the
flesh foods, will accomplish all that is
needed more gradually, but also hold
more safely for the patient.
The lesson of physiology, therefore, to
us all is: Don't neglect the fats of the
food. They assist the assimilation of
other foods and are essential for the
body's nutrition. should not believe
in any system of ordinary diet or of
weight reduction which neglected fat on
the one hand or insisted that its absence
was essential for the cure of corpulence
on the other.-New York Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
BRITISH VIEW OF THE KEARsARee.
Why She Won Her Combat With the Con-
federste Commerce Destroyer.

Why She Won Her Combat With the Con-
feders.e Commerce Destroyer.
The old Kearsarge, which sank the
Alabama, herself came to violent end,
wrecked in the Caribbean sea, happily
with the loss of but one life. 1t is 80
wears since she fought her great fight of
Cherbourg. SO she has kept the seas
long time. She deserved an honored
nIsce on the retired list of the American
navy. for she had claims on national
gratitude only second to those of the
Constitution.
Her fight with the Alabama was q
duel conducted very much on the model
of the personal contests in the age of
chivalry. After hot pursuit she had
at last cornered the Confederate cruiser
which had wrought so much ruin to
American commerce, and it was well
understood that pursuer or pursued
must perish. She watched the mouth of
Cherbourg harbor. which her enemy
was under short notice TO leave, and the
fight was inevitable. The steamers in
port came out to see it, and some of
them carried excursion parties from
Paris. The Kearsarge won by superior
artillery, superior discipline, superior
patriotism. Her crew had nobler idea
to fight for than the medley of merce-
naries that crowded the privateer. These
were a desperate gang, and they had
given their officers endless trouble before
the Kearsarge took the reformation of
their manners in hand.
As the Alabama steamed out of har
Dor at 10 O'Clock ON Sunday morning,
June 10, she found her antagonist wait
ing for her, and the two approached
each other in ever narrowing circles,
firing all the time. The Kearsarge was
better prepared for defense as well as
for attack. Her commander had rough
ly armored her in the most vulnerable
parts by laying all his spare chain ca
bles in folds over the sides. The Ala
bama opened fire at distance of about
a mile, and when the ships had made
seven complete circles she suddenly
turned and headed for the land. She
was sinking, for both shot and shell had
reached her with fearful effect on ship
and crew. A British yacht, the Deer
hound, which had come out to see the
fight, came up IN time to save about 40
of the crew as they jumped for their
lives. The last shot was fired as she
went down. 1t was glorious victory. |
We can say so with a clear conscience
now, as The Daily News was among the
few metropolitan journals that said SO
when it was won.-London News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
Early Effort, at Making Cook Stoves

Doubtless some form of cooking stove
has been used from very early period.
Previous to 1745 the stoves of all kinds
used in America were imported from
Holland or Germany, but in that year
stove was invented by Benjamin
Franklin that was great improvement
on all that had preceded it. In 177I he
continued his inventions in this line and
produced stove for burning bitumi-
nous coal which consumed its own smoke
and another which, after being filled at
the top, could be inverted and made to
burn from the base. Between 1885 and
t795 several improvements in stoves,
ovens, heating and cooking apparatus
were made by Count Rumford, and as
early as 1898 his soapstone lined ranges
had been introduced in New York and
were coming gradually into general use.
st. Louis Republic.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
NOT AFRAID OF DOGS.
They Knew just What to Do When a Big
One Came After Them.

They Knew just What to Do When n Big
One Came After Them.
was standing on the railroad Plat
form of a small country town a few
evenings ago. There were four men
grouped apart from where l was stand
ing conyersing among themselves. Just
beside the edge Of the platform were
the grounds of some private residence,
fenced in by an iron fence only feet
high. Inside the fence, held by heavy
chain. was dog of the deerhound breed
He was impatiently chafng against the
restraint imposed upon him and pulled
and tUgged at his chain at great rate.
The four men were standing looking at
him and making comments.
Il don't know why it is,'' said one,
THAT never have the least sensation Of
fear of dogs. Why, if that dog was to
break loose and jump the fence, it might
be dangerous, but I'd be just as cool as
l am now"
I've had several narrow escapes with
ferocious dogs, said another, and I've
trained myself to instantly crush them
by looking them in the eye steadily.
Notice my eye?''. The other three peered
into it. We'll, gentlemen, that eye has
cowed dogs that would take a leg off
you at bite.
The third man, who had been for
some time trying to interrupt No. in
order to get off his little tale, seized the
opportunity and struck in. Il simply
kick EN- he said. I've had dogs
come at me at lightning speed, gentle
men, jaws wide open and their eyes red
with rage. All I've done is to calmly
step aside and plant one tremendous
kick in their ribs as they went by. 1t
took courage. but l was always there.
| never had one to come back at me
YETI
The fourth man was just opening his
mouth to tell his little lie when the
deerhound over the fence got loose, and
probably not thinking of the four men at
all bounded over the fence TO make good
his liberty. l watched to see the nan
with the wonderful eye get in his work,
and the kicker do his great kicking act,
and the man with the iron nerve stand
coolly with his arms folded, but none of
them was doing his speciality that day.
Instead the whole one horse quartet
turned and jostled and bumped and
trod ON each others toes in wild en-
deavor to get out of the way of that
deerhound. The head of the iron nerved
man bumped into the man with the
mesmeric eye and janmed his hat down
so that the luster of the eye was Ciln-
med. and l suppose that's why it didn't
work. The man who always kicked
vicious dogs did get in his kick. but it
was on my right shin accidentally, as
he rushed by me to save his life. But
the deerhound rushed over the fields
without looking at any of the heroes
Mount Holly Dispatch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12

A woman was sentenced to imprison
ment by a bench Of magistrates, the
presiding justice of which was well
known officer of militia, whose pride in
his regiment was the subject of public
comment. On receiving her sentence
she thus addressed the bench: well,
your worships, my father was Jagged
for life, and my husband is doing 10
years hard. and l have brother and
a sister that are two out and out bad
ones, but thank the Lord that made
me that nobody belonging to me was
ever connected wi the 'milishy. -
Sheffield England Telegraph and Star.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
THE FIRST IRISH POTATOES.
Sir Walter Raleigh Planted Them Near
Cork, but the People Feared Them.

SofE, out the AeOple eared Inems
Sir Walter Raleigh was an unprin-
cipled adventurer and failed as an ad-
ministratOr and colonizer. but he had
most cOmmendable taste for planting
and gardening, and in these branches
of effort his influence remains potent.
Three hundred years have passed since
he lived in Ireland, in the county of
Cork, on the vast estate which had been
bestowed upon him, but the yellow wall
flowers which he brought to Ireland
from the Azores still flourish and bloom
i'll the very spot where he planted them.
Near by, at Youghal, near Cork, on
the shores of the Blackwater estuary,
stands the Affane cherry which he
planted Some cedars which he brought
to Cork are still growing at a place
called Tivoli. Four yew trees, whose
branches have grown and interlaced
into a sort of summer house, are point
ed out as having sheltered Raleigh when
he fist smoked tobacco in his garden at
Youghal.
Raleigh tried to make tobacco grow
in Great Britain, but the climate was
not found suitable to it. He succeeded,
however, by introducing the habit of
smoking it, in making it grow in plenty
in other places.
More important TO the world than the
spot where Raleigh sat and smoked his
Indian weed is another spot in his gar
den at Myrtle Grove, in this same
Youghal. This spot is still bounded by
the town wall of the thirteenth century
1t was here that Raleigh first planted
curious tuber brought from America,
which throve vastly better than his to-
bacco plants did.
This tuber Raleigh insisted was good
to eat, though common report for a long
time pronounced it poisonous. Some
roots from his vines he gave to other
land owners in Munster. They culti-
waited them and spread them abroad
from year to year.
This plant was the Irish potato. Be-
fore many generations it became the
staple food of the Irish people-almost
the only food of great many of them.
1t was the Irish potato which
came back to America and became the
groundwork, so to speak, of the Amer
ican farmers and workingman daily
breakfast and dinner. Sir Walters
curious experiment in acclimatization
became an economic step OF the very
first consequence, and the spot at You
ghal which was its scene deserves mark
ing with a monument much more than
do the places where the blood of men
has been shed in battle Youth 8 Com
panion.