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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
BEEBE.

Arthur Sutherland and wife have returned
from their visit at Hart.
Mrs Sarah Strong Is in Ithaca taking care
of her sister, Mrs Traver who Is quite i'll
with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Chas. Randels is improving. Did
you see Charley out with his new canopy top
last Sunday calling on friends. We shou d en-
JOY riding with him, a. he intends to start
for his new home in Ohio next Thursday
Charley Houlden is on the sick list.
Mrs J. Gidley Is entertaining her brother
and family this week.
There was very pleasant gathering at the
home of Fred Newton and wife on Tuesday
evening last. Music and good cheer with
light refreshments we're the order of the
evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
ELW ELL.

Will Amsbury of Saginaw visited with his
brother over Sunday.
Phelps Bros. had about 900 bushel of po-
tatoes frozen for them by the recent frosts
DR.. Quivey of Mt. Pleasant was in town
over Sunday.
A boy at the home of Jas. Covel and wife,
Saturday,
L. j. Elartou left for Ohio Saturday, for
the purpose of building house and store on
his farm recently purchased of Jerry Mser,
and where he intends moving about Jan. LIST.
Mrs. Ira Livingston and daughter Carrie,
OF Emerson, mother and sister OF Mrs. Mey-
ef, made the latter a short visit Sunday.
girl at the home of John Miller Satur-
day.
If you want TO see that happy smile on r.
), Miller's face. just call him grandpa.
We are glad to announce that Mrs. Drate
Phelps is able to he aoou. again.
j. l.. Chapman did not sell his bl8cksm nth
shop TO NJ. Frsby, as reported on our streets
last week.
Fire has been doing considerable damage
to valuable timber on the farms of Mrs. La
paugh, K. J. Lathrop, Put Taylor and sew
eral others whose names we are unable to
learn.
Mrs. Sarah Amsburg of Saginaw is spend
ing few days visiting her sons.
Ed. Fisher was called from the southern
part of the state to see his brother Albert
who Is down with malarial fever and was not
expected to live. but at this writing there
seems to be a little Improvement in his con-
dltion.
miller & Ingersol shipped car load of
table legs this week.
A warrant was issued from Justice Potter's
court last Saturday. but on Monday the mat
ter was amaoiably settled.
MIS-. DIR. McLaohlin received the sad news
of the death of her sister in Pennsylvania a
few days ago.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
POAlPE Ell.

While John Kimmel was alighting from a
bad of corn stalks he caught his foot and
uas thrown on pile of stones, striking on
sis knees IN such manner as to drive his
1nee cap off. he was carried into Hender
sons store and doctor called. He Is i'm
proving.
Harvey Wood is pushing the work on 0.
D. Cooks house.
Work was begun on the sheds at the church
monday.
New change of time on the I. 5 a NJ. this
week.
Miss Lena Nosberg has returned from MAN
stee, where she has been visiting relatives.
About twenty five d. OF Il from maple
Rapids visited this lodge "wednesday. a good
hme was reported.
/. A Yaw is going to put wall under his
barber shop.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
SUMNER.

A. West has returned home from Grand
Ledge, where he has been attending sick
aOn.
The reception at the church last Thursday
t1eriug for the Y. y. ;. g. h. was enjoyed
~ % gOodly number of young people.
Mrs. Meder Is visiting friends at Alma
this week.
One of Summers funny boys was a little
too smart Ii school the other day, but we
blink he found out the teacher could handle
him.
Miss Edith Avery is visiting friends at
Chelsea.
Mr. Finch has moved his stock of goods to
Stanton.
There was donation al the church last
fgesday evening, for the benefit OF tine Rev.
AcCarty.
Mrs. Nora Ferris is visiting her parents in
St. Louis.
Miss Grace Loop rides a wheel.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
WEST NEW HAVEN

Rev ID. Wiles and wife started for Bangor
Oct - to preach for the Church of God at
that place May success crown their efforts.
Albert Young and wife and little daughter
and Mrs. Young. brother and sister, VIII,
and Mary yesterday, of Crystal we're visit
ing at f.. Wiles last Sunday, also Geo. Wright
of Riverdale.
Joe Joslyn Is moving on Reuben Botsford' 5
place. Joe and Reuben are going i'll the
boot and shoe business.
Little Jack Barnes moved on the the Gus
tas Oakley place.
II. }. Horton lost good brood SOW last
week with what appeared to be cholere.
Arthur Smith, who works at Pewamo, came
on his wheel TO visit his parents Saturday
and Sunday.
What makes Mr.. Peterson hold his head
40 high. It's baby at their house.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
RIVEBDALE.

Stave piling is said to be best done by ex.
perienced wOrkmcn, and amounts TO almost
Q iTRde. McDougal Bros. seem TO be "onto
5asir job" and it seems pity TO have the
EDIl shut down, even for a short period,
hheEe hard times.
UT. Morey reports Il. L. McCollum in a
much improved condition. The old gentle
man b walking about, getting occasionally
sat 10 the barn, and Is enjoying the hope
That his better state of health may long con
huus. Mrs. McColium n still with her hus-
Band, but If his health will permit she may
spend the winter with a daughter at Fenton.
While stumping piece Of ground for Joe
hudson, Howard MeCollum and John Ham
Non, on Saturday OF last week, came near
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
The Furniture Trade
saws his harvest has
lust begun. October l>t.

losing their lives. A stump had been lifted
and while they were ut work removing the
dirt from among the roots, the ground which
the chain passed, broke, and the stump fell
back, catching Howard AcCollum across the
hips and crushing him TO the ground. Ham
Ilton was hurt about the head, but escaped
in time to shovel away soil and thus relieve
his companion, who was nearly suffocated
and unable TO move. Mr. McCollum sus-
tanned internal injuries. the outcome of
which is only to be cOnjectured.
Fred Bunker died at 3 O'Clock Tuesday
morning at tee Commercial house. He had
been Ill for about five weeks with continued
fever.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01

The camel is beast of great strength
and endurance. Nothing hurts il until the
proverbial last straw " is added to its
burden. The human digestive system is
very much like a camel. You can impose
on it to wonderful degree. II is really as
tonshing how much abuse 1t will stand
before il breaks down. The last straw"
doesn't break il down but il makes il stop
work. Continually put the wrong things
into your stomach, and digestion will get
weaker and weaker. Before long some
thing worse than usual will be eaten, and
will go through the stomach into the
bowels, and there il will stick-that's con
stpatiOr. Let il continue and there is moth
ing bad that il will not lead to- Nine -tenths
of all human sickness is due to constipa-
ton. Some of the simplest symptoms are
coated tongue and foul breath, dizziness.
heartburn, fatulence, sallowness, distress
after eating headaches and lassitude A
little thing will cause constipation, and a
little thing will relieve it. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are a certain cure for con-
stpation. They are tiny, sugar coated
granules, mild and natural in their action
There is nothing injurious about them
You can take them just as freely as you
take your food. klere is no danger that
you will become slave to their use They
will cure you and then you can stop taking
them. Send for free sample package of
from 10 doses. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association Buffalo, y. Y.
A GREAT BOOK FREE.
Over $40 900 copies OF DR. Pierce's Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser have been sold
at the regular price, $50 The profits or
this immense sale have been used in print
ing a new edition of 500, 900 copies, bound
III strong paper covers, which is to be given
away Gbsoinfelp free. A copy will be sent
10 any address on receipt OF 81 cent
stamps to cover cost Of mailing oNiV
Address Worlds Dispensary Medical As
ISOLATION, 6o3 Main Street. Buffalo, n. Y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
BANNISTER.

A surprise party was given Alpha Clement.
Friday evening.
Misses LettIe Leach and Attic Brown clos
ed successful term of school, Friday last.
The sparring match between Chas. David
son and Frank Rice was won by the former.
Reed Page and Alpha Sutfin returned Sat-
urday faom trapping, near the Bay,
Mrs. Geo. Cook of Ashley visited Mrs.
Geo. Wooley Monday.
Mr.. Wlllett has lathed and plastered his
house.
A new planning mill is talked of here.
Ray Let's Is putting in feed mill.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
EUREKA.

e. j. Rininger will soon move the post
office to his new building.
Delross Carrus ard family will move TO
81. Johns in the near future.
Henry Case has moved his blacksmith
shop on Main street, and is building an ad-
dl,ion tor wagon shop.
}. L. Kirby has bought the hotel property
Mrs. Louisa Ridenour has bought j. e.
EIrby's residence and will be resident.
Mrs. Bigley of Chicago, who has been Wis
ning friends here returned home last Satur-
day.
G. f. VanSickle and family of st. Johns
we're in town Sunday.
Dennie Finn, Will and John Hankey will
80 up north this week on hunting trip.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01

Mrs. 5. b Wolford's burned arm is i'm
providg nicely.
$. b. Wolford has sold hi Mullins colt to
Porter Sires.
james McClelland intends TO leave and
move to his new home southeast Of North
Star Genie this week
VIM. Lewis will soon move on the farm
formerly owned 10y James McClelland
Did you see J. Chambers in Ithaca, NE
lith irst; Vel, did; but a lot of super
yisors we're there and | would not give It
away, for il might have cost him some
cigars. They have gone now and let the
secret out. It's a little supervisor eight
pounds, that's it.
We see the collecting agent for the Journal
is around. No use TO run for he'll find yer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
Correspondents, Take Notice

Correspondents will get communications
50 Us not later than Tuesday hereafter, as all
pepers of the Gratiot County Pig. Co. will be
issued earlier We can not insure insertions
CT regular letters reaching us at ~ Louis
ater than Tuesday. If any thing very inn
yortant happens, send an extra, which Will
h in time If sent direct to the papers at the
aome Offices respectively, If II reaches Us
Thursday forenoon. Late matter should be
sent to all three papers separately, as the
outside of each paper is set at home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01

The Buckeye Bel Foundry in Cincin-
natl will soon cast a bell which Will be
larger than The famous II / . ton bel at
Montreal which is the largest bell on the
continent In enumeration il viii sur
pass all bells in existence and viii be the
largest Swinging bell in the wolli. The
clapper weighs GAO pounds 1t Is TO swing
IN the 81. Frances dc "a cs church
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01

far from we'll The iccabee lodge Of Per
rintoD, of which ne was a member made q
huskug bee fo him and husktd out about
600 bushels. Who says it il moi good 10 be a
Maccabee in time of need.
The center school closes this week
Stella Francis school closed last week;
also Lena Prices closed the 18th with a spell
ing match. Miss Price, scnOol came of
victorous. Her scholars presented her with
"A nice lamp rs a token of their respect and
esteem.
Minnie Sessions has gone to Belding
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
SETIiTON.

Some in this neIghborhood left their DO
tatoez too long and they got frosted.
Charley Ritter returned home with hs
bride last week. His many friends wish
them much JOY.
The aid society will meet with Mrs. Wells
next time. All are cordially invited.
Dick Chapman returned from Ann Arbor
with his wife, who has been there for treat
ment. She failed to derive any benefit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01

IL was troubled with qulnsy for i've years.
Thomas Electric Oil cured me. My wife
and child had diphtheria Thomas Elec-
t'ic.Oil cured them. would not be without
II IN the house for any consideration" Rev.
+ +. Crane, Dunkirk. n. Y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
FULTON CENTER.

Frank and Will Ceaser are putting down
a well al the Center school house.
The last few days have been very windy,
making corn huskiug most impossible;
many are husking nights and many sprinkle
their corn.
Jas. Lawrence, north of Perrinon, who
was badly hurt some time ago, is better but
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01

4 cough is a danger signal of worse troub-
les to come. Cure the cough and prevent It's
results by using DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syiup.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
" hen to Hatch Chickens.

Thu Importance of having chickens
hatcled in good time, whether the OBJ
jcct ! Q egg production or table chickens,
is apparent and yet by many poultry
keepers no thought whatever is given to
it. The breeder Of exhibition fowls is
wide awake on this point, occasionally
too much so, and it will pay those who
breed for economic purposes equally
well to do so. If fowls are allowed to
breed just when they like, the results
can never be satisfactory. If we observe
other branches of industrialism, market
prices are carefully studied, and the at
tempt at least is made to avoid sending
to market when prices are low But in
poultry it is much easier to gauge the
ruling rates than in many other kinds
Of stock. Eggs are always dear in win
ter, and chickens command the highest
prices in the spring months. Conse-
quently the object should be to place
supplies out during these two seasons
and reserve the strength from the other
periods of the year. But to do so is not
possible unless thought and care are ex-
ercised, and it is essential to take the
necessary steps months in advance.
For winter eggs there is nothing like
commencing to hatch about February
and having a succession of chickens I'M
til April BY so doing, at any rate with
more rapid growing varieties of poul-
try, the earliest should commence lay
ing in August, just when the older hons
are going into the mott and eggs are
falling off, while the succeeding pullets
will take up the tale in proper order,
and many of them will continue to lay
throughout the greater portion of the
winter But in the case Of table chick
ems an earlier start is desirable, and
for those who desire to send u regular
supply to mar ct Matching operations
should run through from October tC
March. In this way birds should be
ready to kill from February to July,
writes an authority on such matters tC
Country Gentleman lie also says:
Much. however, perhaps more than
we think, depends upon the way il
which the young birds are fed during
their period of growth. 1t would be
possible to hatch birds Of the SAME
breed together, and yet by different
treatment i'll feeding one lot would
commence to lay weeks before the 9th
er. A supply Of good nitrogenous food
plenty of grit to dig st il and regularity
in feeding, with space to develop frame
and stamina are all important in this
connection
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
A Bushel Of Onions.

The legal weight of II bushel of onions
in Connecticut and Rhode Island is 80
pounds. In Maine and Vermont it is SO
pounds, and New Hampshire tacitly and
practically acknowledges that weight i'll
all commercial transactions, while hav
ing no law on its statute books covering
the question New England Homestead
calls attention to the Indignation felt by
farmers in Massachusetts that a law
should be established in this state COM
polling them to furnish 81 pounds to
the bushel. Growers are disposed to call
the legislators to account who last win
ter were parties to the passage of this
law either in the way Of direct advocacy
or who through neglect permitted its
provisions to escape their attention. III
OHIO, the great onion producing state,
80 pount' j. the legal rate.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
Wintering Parsnips.

The practice of leaving parsnips IN
the ground through the winter is very
general. The prevalent idea that freez-
ing and thawing add materially to the
flavor of the vegetable is erroneous, as
experience proves, writes a Vermont
correspondent in The New England
Homestead. He says: The better way is
to dig them late in the fall and store in
a cool cellar. The advantages to be
gained by this process are the early date
at which they can be placed in the mar
ket and consequent higher prices obtain
ed, and the length of time they retain
their flavor and freshness in spring and
early summer. Parsnips thus cared for
have been kept into June with marked
success. Furthermore, it avoids the ne
cessity of hustling around to dig the
roots in the spring before the tops have
made much growth. Likewise worms
and rot are unknown.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
Grinding Grain Feed.

The best authorities claim that prac-
teal feeding tests with corn, wheat,
rye, barley and oats are proof enough
that the best results cannot be had I'M
less they are run through the farm mill.
Many tests have been made of feeding
wheat soaked in water, as well as
whole, with the result of their passing
with poor digestion.
Many experimenters with ground feed
arrive at the same conclusion-viZ,
that the same number of pounds of
grain fed in meal have uniformly made
more pounds Of flesh and fat than when
fed whole. 1t is reasonable, says Pro
fessor Armsby, that if the digestive or
gans are taxed to perform the work of
the mill i'll crushing the hard grain and
releasing the nutrients from the woody
fiber there must be so much waste of
food tissue and waste of grain as well,
which is often seen undigested in the
excrement of the animal. There are va
rious forms of machinery ON the mar
ket, designed to overcome this waste by
chopping, splitting and grinding.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
Bus for Storing Roots.

FOR number Of years correspond.
ent Of Country Gentleman was troubled
with his roots heating i'll bins if filled
too deep He removed his old bins in the
cellar and made new ones. He writes:
We took 2 by / inch hemlock, set up.
right and nailed the Stats on each side,
with a space of about inch between
them, making partition about inches
thick and having an air space of about
2 inches in the center. We also put the
Stats around the cellar walls, using old
boards instead of 2 by inch pieces.
Our bins We're about 10 feet long and 3
and feet wide. We now fill these bins
and feet deep with roots and have
had no heated roots and no unpleasant
odors from the cellar, and when the eel
lars are empty and windows open all
the bins are quite light to work in. 1t
takes little longer to construct bins Of
this character, but having once used
them we could not stand the old style
with tight board sides and partitions.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
Clipped and Condensed.

THE lack of school-houses is one of
the drawbacks to the farmer. The
country school-houses are usually too
far from some of the farms in con-
munity, which entails loss of time in
inclement weather.
ONIONS are imported into this coun-
try every year. We do not grow
enough of them for ordinary use, while
the supply of small white onions for
picking is seldom up to the demand at
any period of the growing season.
AS the practice of selling milk by
weight is becoming more general, the
question of the correct average weight
per quart is of interest to all dairymen.
The matter has just been referred to
l. p. Roberts, director of the Cornell
station, and to Peter Collier, director
of the Geneva station, and they agree
with Bliss of Vermont, that the average
quart of milk weighs 2.15 pounds.
MANURE MAKING in winter is one of
the best operations on the farm at that
season, because labor cannot be be-
slowed in other directions so we'll as on
the manure heap. 1t is not difficult to
have all of the manure we'll rotted by
spring, and there is less loss when it is
! in heaps than il allowed to remain
spread out over the barnyard. Manure
heaps should be handled several times,
throwing the coarse material in the
center, where it will be heated and
decomposed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
AGRICULTURAL.
The Farmers Will.

Like tech vines closin' when the sun goes down,
Or fodder crispln' at the harvest noon,
My plant OF life droops low; its leaves are brown
The seasons spent, the end is none too soon.
I've ploughed the field both ways an kept it clean
Until the crops =" laid by the prospects fair,
And as view the stretch Of gold an green
1 sniff the cool and creepin evenn air
don't fear death; the future life I'll greet
AS only sprngtime come agin' to stay,
without the winters cold or summers heat,
But Jest an everlastin' CROWN day.
The farm an its belongings, stock an store,
leave to wife, the near horse of the team
An after she jines me, to them she bore,
The precious bic, ms afoat on our life stream.
An now, some few requests wish obeyed.
Relatin' to my funral obsequies,
The which want to be without parade
OF black. plumed hearse or boxed-up carriages.
The wagon bed. on springs to break the jar,
VIII do to bear me to the churchyard's rest.
The country way has served me well so far
so mote 1t be; the simplest is the best
A coffin cheap as can be bought or made
Is good enough to lay mortal in.
For one must turn to dust, the other fade,
An all that's earthly go to earth aghn.
Law out my body in my common clos,
No boughten shroud of shiny coat an vest
A suit that 9, cry friend an neighbor knows,
SO that won't look strange or seem undressed
For all it's homespun an home made an plain,
My God has walked with in it down here;
An 1 should feel most foolish weak and vain,
To put on airs to walk with him up there.
I'd like to have my neghbors dig my giave,
As have helped to do, without expense;
1t amt the cost mind, all that I'd waive,
But don't want hired hands to bear me hence
At last. a sweet madeira or rose
A simple prayer, perhaps a song and then
A long farewell to all terrestrial woes
The preachers benediction an amen.
Clarence 0usley.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
Wheat Feeding in the East.

The use of wheat for feeding is an adj.
ditional element of difficulty in deter
mining the consumption Of this grain.
In the west the practice is becoming
quite general involving already consid-
cradle quantities. Some very large esti-
mates of the quantity likely to be used
during the year have been made. But
the practice is invading the east in many
directions. The richest agricultural
county in the United States, Lancaster,
Pa, whose agricultural products literal
ly sum up value of millions, is feed
ing wheat extensively. A Country Cen
tleman correspondent declares the fact,
from inquiry Of local mills, that more
wheat is ground than of corn and oats
together. He believes one-fifth the local
crop will be fed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02
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upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
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the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
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they have offered One Hundred Dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials. Address,
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IESold by Druggists, seventy-6ve
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