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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
The ifoneyhirc,

The honey'ird Of which nc saw seY.
dfal during our travels In Soaai land, IA
well worthy If mention rs natural curt.
oSity. Il is a li'tlc gray common looking
bird about the size on thrash. 1t first
forces itsolf upon heuoticc OF The Traveller
by flying across his path, altering a slrin,
unloycly cry, 1t VIII thea sit on a neigh.
boring tree, at.i calling and Whiting fc-
him TO follow. 81 short, rapid FIGHTS the
bird viii lead its guest on and on til after
awhile the trb,icr notices that the bird
has stopped It's onward course and Is hang.
ing about among "a certain half dozen
trees. These ho!ug mited ono after an.
other and carefully ,aauaiuCd. the search
will be rewarded by finding nest of bees
I'm one of thom. Tho probability is that
There will hc hcncy in il, but | hays
known the bir! mi>;al;cu 1t is matteY
IF honor with the natives 30 set aside .
good portion of honey Cor the bird. Al
though this action OF the honeyhird IS an
established fact of natural history, II is
none the less uuaccCuntahle, aud il would
ho interesting Ia know whether he ever
tries TO entice quadguDcds also to assi,,
Dim In obtaining hi, much loved honey. -
Nineteenth Century.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
A Sensation Spoiled

G.. w. McCarty and wife were il
Edmore on business Monday. Thereby
hangs tale. They were at the depot
and few moments before the train
arrived, Mac" discovered he had left
his pocket book at the store To have
gone back after it, meant to miss the
train. Vantage, the jolly Hollander,
was also at the depot, with his wheel,
and "Mac" asked him to 90 up to the
store after the pocket book describing it,
and telling HIM where it could be found.
NanPage jumped on his wheel and
fairly flew to the store. In his normal
condition Vantage speallos. excellent
English. but when excited, as he was on
this occasion, he is apt to get ratified"
and his words are not SO ineligible.
The boy in charge Of the store did not
understand Vantage, who, seeing valu-
able time was being lost, snatched the
pocket book and fastened back TO the
depot. After he had gone the boy,
thinking he had been robbed, gave the
alarm Word was sent TO S.. Louis and
Elwell, with a description Of the
'robbcr," to have him intercepted.
Van Page, unconscious Of the part he
was PLAYING in the melo-drama, came
lelsurely along Il few minutes later aud
stopped in the store TO explain matters
When he learned Of what he was sus-
pected, he read the riot act" to that
boy in fine style, and if Dutch and
English were badly mixed, the boy
it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08

will be held in the Baptist church, Itha-
ca, May II and -. One national, and
two state lecturers viii be on the pro
gram. The Alma Glee Club will fur
nish the music on Tuesday evening
Let all who are interested in home pro
lection come to this county rally.
We don't want to raise expectations
that may never be realized, but we Go
want to say that there is probability
that Alma may soon have electric lights
on the streets, and i'm Ill Of It's business
places, as well. Mr. l.. A. Sharp mas
made canvas of the business men for
the purpose Of ascertaining how many
will put the lights in their places Of bust
ness, provided the power be in
creased sufficiently to meet the demand.
The teachers and pupils in the prim-
AIRY departments Of the public school are
entitled to great praise for the very
excellent manner in which they
presented the May Day Festival last
Friday evening. Beatrice Jones made
ii charming May queen and her subjects
acquitted themselves well. Ii is hardly
fair to the others to discriminate when
they all did so well, but little Mary
Sharp rs butterfly easily won the
honors Of the evening.
Mrs. j. E. Tucker was surprised Mon
day by visit from her brother, Lee
Heron of st, Paul, Neb., whom She
has not seen i'll seventeen years Mr.
Heron is Ell route TO the oil fields III
Ohio and Pennsylvania on Il prospecting
tour. He is an expert in oil business,
and in lS1S-19 was in the employ of the
Russian government developing the oil
fields in Trans Caucasia, Asia. While
he was in that country he helped develop
the Beali-Cani, the deepest oil well
in the world, which flows 100, 600 barrels
of oil every u hours Mr. Heron will
remain III this vicinity about week
visiting relatives and friends.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
FIRST SUNDAY EXCURSION MAYf7.

Lake Erie Park and Casino, Toledo which
proved such a popular resort last season for
Michigan people viii be opened sunday, MAY
ltth, on scale OF mggnitcence uneQualled
even by the most celebrated watering places
OF the east since the park was closed la.t
ial, workmen have been busy rcmOdeliug
and improving the grounds aud buildiugs.
ana 80 well has the WO.k been performed thai
10 is nlw conceded toyhe ihe most beautiful re-
sort on ne chain OF iakcs The following pro.
grtiu mas been arranged for the opening aud
viii bc free TO patrons OF the Ann ArbOr h. X
excursion:
The famous French aerial artists St Bel.
mos, the most daring life leapers IN the world.
dream OF beauty, marvel OF Driaucy-
Diana, the queen OF electricity, in her wonder
iul tire dance.
The eccentric grotesque comcdans-Iler
Burke and handell, late Of Primrose X Vests
mlnstrcls.
Allen and West Electrical musical novelty
Maude Harvoy-The modern Ideal girl
Lynch and lowell Society cOmCy sketch.
Emclo Pearl Songs illustrated with Deauti-
iul ster.optican effects.
"bube Circus'-The riders, Tony and
Frankie.
Chr- famous military band and orchestra
Train lervcs Alma AT Glib a. IN. Fare for
rOuna-trip : p. returning train leaves To-
ledO 200 .. III. giving seven hours in the city
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
nll,lrcrnsird.

!, s. aid that the extraordinary influ.
ence which ,ras-i2 cSortcd over men who
huc only 81 lit perception of the SCOPE
u hi, wonderful mrntal powers was due
DE- mucl toa universal belief ip his disin.
tcrD>tynnc,- eos 20 hi,magn personality
Mr. j.. =. NhiYp!c obco told an incident
which illustrated This fact
On one occasion, whom his museum was
in need Vt money for "A purely scientific
purpose, Dee invited the mombers of the
Legislature o. the state Of Massachusetts
to visit it, with the design Of inducing
them % vote the sum ne required. After
a short persuasive address delivered in the
ball of the museum, he led them over the
building. pointing out the great things
that had been achieved and the still great
err things that were To follow il his plan
was carried out.
In ascending the stairs ! happened to
overhear TWO intelligent Legislators, evil
IDENTIFY farmers who were considering the
propriety OF giving the proposed Legislative
aid
u don't know much. " said one, "about
the ynlue of this museum as means of
education, but OF one thing | am certain
that if we give Agassiz the money lie
wants, he will not make dollar by it..
That in his favor "
The appropriation was made a day or
two after, though it was generally consid-
cred that no other man could have wrung
the sum from the reluctant hands Of that
economical legislature
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
ABOUT DIAMOND DRUNKARDs.
People Who Become Infatuated With the
Scintillating White Stones

DO you know that there are thousands
or men end women in this country who
are victims of the diamond habitY They
are known In professional circles as 'dia.
mond inehrietes'
you will find them bargaining I'm tho
shops Of the fashionable iewolcr. Outside.
Others, with piuchod faces aud ch2au
clothes, crowd about Che show windows
ana Icnst their eyes on the diamonds dis
played behind the glass. Let one of these
drunkards got possession of valuable
stone and he viii sacrifice almost all OF
his earthly possessions before he will part
with il.
"l'vc known actors, athletes and gum.
blers 10 positively suffer for the lqcl: O!
food when big diamond studs adorned
their shirt fronts. The men are as had II
not worse, than the women in this respect
know broken down actor IF tho old
school. in his day he acquired the dia
.uond habit and invested the Lulk Of his
earnings in diamonds and cmcralds.
When tho dark days came he WAS force d
20 part with bis expensive collection. 4
year ago all that was let to him was one
choiao solitaire, worth ut tie lowest cstl.
mate close ON TO OO0.
II have seen times IN the last six month,
WHOM that Inan ho- lived pn ono choar
meal p doy, but The beautiful stud still!
adorns his weather stained bosom Every
DAY he s1untcrs mp Broadway. stoppiu,
fer 20 niinUteso or more before the windows
a ;ho diamond shops that line the way
His only anusemcnt il TO make "A mental
Inventory Of the stones displayed ana his
own. II the result proves satisfactory, Il
gicam OF triumph kindlcS IN the eye, and
he moves on with II sprnpy step and a
light heart If, on the other hand, his
diamond fails 20 compare fayorably Wit
it rivals, hc hoayes u sigh and stumble
of with the air Of u thoroughly brokrf
man "--.IeWcIers' Re.,nw.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
s9l.iw



DkOBATE ORDER:-State of Michigan
D county OF Gratiot. SIS. At session of the
Probate Court for said county, held at the Pro-
bate Office IN the Village of Ithaca on the 22rd
DAY OF April. IN the year one thOusa nd civ lat
hundred ana ninety-siX Present John NJ
Everden, Judge Of Probate In the matter OF
the estate OF sarah Burton. deceased. on
leading and Hing the petition duly verified
OF David Is. Perkey. praying that an admins.
traitor be appointed OF the estate OF said de-
ceased.
Thereupon IL is ordered, that Monday. the
leth day OF May next, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon. be assigned for the hearing of
said petition. and that the heirs at-law of said
deceased, ard all other persons interested in
SAID estate are required TO appear at Il session
or said court, then to be holden IN the Probate
ONCE, In the village of Ithaca and show cause
II any there be, why the prayer of the petit
toner should not he granted; and il is further
ordered, that said petitioner give notice 10 the
persons interested in said estate of the pend
ency OF said petition. and the hearing thereof
by causing copy of this order TO be ublisbed
IN the ALMA RECORD, newspaper printed and
circulated in said county three successive
weeks previous to said day of hearing.
"a true copy JOHN NJ EvERpEN
lsEAbI. eVl-iw Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
Is III SAFE TO USE IT.
After Thirty Years SmaIpov Germs
Spring Into Life From Wall Paper.

Thirty years ago person was sick Of
-lniuloA ln Penthouse In the country
Gown OF Grotou, across The Thames river
from NC" London. and after the patient
recovered che dwelling was hImigated and
the room I'm which me had been Ill re-
IdIoIcQ. Ira Chester and family now
dwell I'm the house. which is on School
street I'm Grot0n Bank hamlet. near the
tdI monument iu memory of the Fort
triFWp'd massacre. The paper that was
placed ON the walls of the room I'm which
the smallpox patient was sick thirty
years a3o was removed week or SO ago,
and presently Mr.. Chestcr's seVen-year-
old daughter was stricken with small
poN. III the opinion Of the physician the
germs Of the disease were dormant in
the walls of the room and when the
paper was stripped from them the dis
ease Was communicated 10 tho child. In
no other way ls her sickness TO be ac-
counted for since she had not been
othri"lsc exposed 10 the malady.-Cin-
clnnau Enquirer.
1t is very satisfactory to know that
there is a preparation for walls and
ceilings made from Il cement base. as
permanent as the wall itself.
kalSonlincS have only been tolerated
because people have either never had
their attention called to or used Ala
baStine Cheap kalsomines. under
Whatever name and all kalsomines
are cheap, being made of whiting.
clayS or some inert powder. and stuck
on the wall witch animal glue). rub and
scale off and have to be washed ana
Scraped off before recoating. and i'm
fact spoil any wall to which they are
applied. AlahaStine. on the contrary,
makes 81 pure and permanent coating,
that can he coated ana recoated in
keeping wallis in repair from time TO
time. and when applied sets on the
wall growing hard with age Ala
hastinc has stood the test Of time, is
recommended by all sanitarians. is
ready for use by adding water che
latest make can be mixed with cold
WateN. and everyone using it is
pleased with results.
Who wishes - spoil their walls with
kalSominc when they can get the dura-
Ole and sanitary Alabastne?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
HIS First Wife Was Petrifled.

A late copy OF the Madras (India) sun.
On Indian paper published in the English
language contains the following.
Al Runia in the Punjab native who
had recently married for a second time
was impQrtuncd by his new wife To havs
the remains OF wife No removed from
their resting place near a mineral spring
end deposited IN the village cemetery.
Preparations were made TO that effect,
laborers opening the grave in the usual
manner. When the wickerwork basket
IN which the woman had been inferred
was reached. and efforts made To raise il
the weight Of the receptacle and it's con
tents was found TO be too heavy for the
four men eI.gaged in the work and the ap.
pliance NJ hand When the basket coffin
was finally hOistcd 20 the surface orr Of
the leborers removed the lid TO ascertain
the cause OF the unusual wei ht To the
surprise'of all il WAS found the coffin con.
tanned a solid stone figure. the corpse having
become perfectly petrihcd The husband
removed the romans 90 his home, where
they now are and II Is said that thousands
are daily viewing the wonder. - ST. Louis
Republic
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
Fire In Breckenrldge.

The building owned by j. ID. Horton,
was almost entirely destroyed by fire
Tuesday morning, and would have been
entirely destroyed but for the prompt
and efficient service of the volunteer fire
department. The fire caught from a
defective chimney. The lower floor of
the building was used by Watson as a
furniture and undertaking store room,
and the upper floor was occupied by the
Masons. The loss is about 81 900.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
Death and Rest.

The lines engraved on Professor Hux
iey's tombstone show confusion ol
thought that one would not expect in the
burial place OF this great man;
And if there lie no meeting past the grave,
Ii all IL darkness, silence. yet It's rest.
It Is not rest. There is no rest whore there
IS no consciousness. Rest implies con.
scioisness We lie down, we sit down, t.
rest; we enjoy the repose If death is an.
~ihilation, there is nothing; neither light
nor darkness; neither work nor rest.
There is nothing There are no words by
which we can express annihilation, be.
cause there are no thoughts by which we
can understand the state OF nothingness.
To me this total inability to understand
nothingncss Is one Of the thousand indi.
cations of the continuity of life Waite,
Dvse...
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
The Sanitariun.

Arrivals this week are H. b. Web
Der, MeSdamcS, w. p. Burhans, \ }
Webber and Misses Mary \. Weber
and Mary +. Taylor, Ionia; Nine. Pat
ricque London, Eng. ; Mrs n. White
Cummingsville, n. Y. Mrs ID. g. But
ler Frankfort Mich; Mrs. w. c. Phipps
Saginaw; Miss Carolyn 4. Parker
Miss. Carpenter, Grand Rapids; Mrs j.
j. Goodwillie and son, Beloit, Wis; ;.
w. Turner and wife, and DR.. Thomas,
Lansing; Dr.. II. w. Longyear, Detroit
DIR. and Mrs. ). l. Smaley, Saginaw
Earl w. Merry, Bowling Green, Ohio,
w. ;. Hancock, Chicago; Miss a. NJ
Pancoast st. Louis, Mo.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
DRoBATE oRpER.-s,ate of Mieb,aan

DROBATE ORDER:-State of Michigan.
Il County of Gratiot. SIS. At a session of the
Probate Court for SAID county. held ut the
Probate Office in the village of Ithaca on the
@Oth day of April in the year one thous
hnd eight hundred and ninety-six Present
JOhn NJ. Everden. Judge of Probate In the
matter OF the estate of Nelberry aundry de
ceased. ON reading and fling the petition
duly verified, of Thomas Laundry. praying
mat a certain instrument now on file in this
court purporing TO be the last will and Tesla
mept OF said deceased. may be admitted to
probate, and that administration thereof be
granted to Rebecca Laundry and David N
Easck "
Ihereupon il is ordered. that Monday the
iSth day OF May next, at ten O'clock i'm
the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of
saId petition, and that The heirs at-law of said
deccNted, and ali other per sons interested in
sara estate, are required 10 appear at "a session
OF SAID court then 10 he holnen nj the Probate
Oincc, in The village of Ithaca and show cause
u any there be, why the prayer of the peti.
uOucr should not be granted and is IL further
ordered. that said petitioner give notice to the
persons Interested 10 said estate. of he pen-
uenCy OF said petition ,ano the hearing thereof
ny causing copy Of this order TO be published
IN inc Al MA RECORD, newspaper printed and
circulated in said county three sue .essiye
weeks previous to SAID day OF hearing
"a true copy. JOHN VI. EyFRpEN
lshALl. eSf4w Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
MARKET REPORT.
TWO Live S Saved

Mrs Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
City Ill, was told by her doctors she
had Consumption and that there was
80 hope for her, but two bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery completely cured
her and she says it saved her life. Mr..
Thos. Eggers, 1879 Florida St. San
Francisco, suffered from a dreadful
approaching Consumption, tried with
out result everything else then bought
one bottle of Dr.. Kings New discovery
and in two weeks was cured. He is
naturally thankful. 1t is such results,
of which these are samples, that prove
the wonderful efficacy oi this medicine
in Coughs and Colds. Free trial bot
ties AT b. $ Webb's Drug Store. Reg
ular size soc. and 81 90.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
s39-ly

DR. B ,TE ORDER:-State OF Michigan,
4 County % GratiOt. Probate Court for said
county. SIS. Notice Is hereby give n, that by an
order OF the Probate Court for the county of
Gratiot, made on the Goth day of April A.
ID 1896, six months from that date were al
against the estate of " Ills X Wolfe late
OF said county. deceased and that all creditors
81 said deceased are required to present their
cnlins 10 SAID Probate Court, nj the probate
Office, in the village of Ithaca. for examination
ana allowance. on or before tho Goth day of Oc-
tober next, and that such clsims will be heard
before SAID count On Monday the 20th day of
July and on Tuesday the goth day of October
next. at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of eacn of
those days.
Dated Ithaca, April 20, A D., 1896.
JOHN NJ. EvERDEN
eyl-lw Judge Of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
The Man for the Place

Charles a. Davis, y. NJ, professor of
Natural Science in Alma college, has
been engaged for the coming summer 10
do field work for the Michigan Geologi-
cal Survey. Hissterritory will include
Huron county and the counties south of
that, and his principal work will be to
look for mineral products that can be OF
commercial value also to try and work
out the geological relations of the differ
ent formations. He will begin his work
the latter part of June.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
College Notes

Miss Bessie Hoag entertained hei
sister from Stanton last Sunday.
Cyril 5. Grigsby of Hastings has been
the guest of his brother, Maurice, this
week.
Messrs. Beckner and Marsh and Mis-,
Whiting have organized the Alma
College Trio.
DIR. Reed, pastor of Fort Street Pres
byterian church, Detroit, will address
the christian associations "Wednesday
evening of commencement week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
MORTGAGES sALE:-Derault having been

MORTGAGE SALE:-Default having been
uI made IN the conditions of a mortgage
exc cuted by Joseph WEIGH and Mary Welcb To
LllIle :. 'ntchpole, dated March 9TH 1891 and
recorded March IL, 1894, i'm the off ce OF the
Register OF Deeds for Gratiot county in Mlcbi-
gan IN Iiber - OF mortgages, on page ia on
Mhlcn mortgage there is claimed 10 be due nj
nc gate OF nus notice. forty-three dollars and
cFhty cents besides an attorney fee of n teon
oolhts, stipulated IN said mortgage To be- paid
enouid any proceedings be taken to foreclose
Shld mort1ase; ana no SUIT or procet ding Mt
ia" or III equity having leen lost itutrd To re-
cONtr hhN par ~ tho debt secured nv said
mortgage; therefore by virtue II the ID wer az
SAT- III sdld mortgage cOuta ned and of the
statute In such case made aud provide notice
~ Icuy tiNrn mat on july U..lS!G, at one
CLOCK ~ the aft,rnt on at the north front
81, oi the couIt house for Gratiut county in
W" hiR'l, IN the Village uf Ithaca i'm said
V"u,tA. lhcit viii BE- sold at pu bile We udue IN
tnc h'Rbtst bud or, The premises describe in
san mortgNr". VIZ: the west half OF The
west uuaiter ct section TWENTY-FIVE i'm
mp twelve north or range -four west I'm
ml'h'Rsn SAID sale viii be made subject IN
thc PAY ment Ot the remainder OF said mort
gHh' not Set due. and being three hundrcd
uners' Que March 5th. 1897. with interpst nav
anle -, seven per ccut., compute from March
pa,ed a prl 18th. 1870.
~. iXHIES. CATCupote
Az, So, .i,, Mortgage.
i"' "oi's"sSe' os3-l3w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08

DROBATE NoTICE:-State OF Michigan.
i County OF GratiOt, SIS. Notice il hereby
given. that the final account of Robert d. Lemon,
the administering OF the estate of Mary Ann
Hopkins, late of Grstiot county, NJ ichigan. de-
ceased will be allowed 10y me at the Probate
Office, in the village OF Ithaca, in said county,
on Monday. the II IN day of May next at ten
O'Clock m OF said day.
Dated Ithaca, April II, a. ID 1896
join NJ. EvERDgN
ej-lW Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
MICHIGAN MINING SCHOOL

"A high grade state technical school. Prac.
teal work. Elective system SUMMER courses.
Gives degrees OF - e. NJ. and phi D. Lab.
oratories, shops, NH. etc, well equipped
ror Catalogue. address NJ. r. wadsworth Ph
d., Director, Ho, ghtop. Michigan. ,9l -l3w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08
a Household Necessity

No family should be without Folev's
DialrhWa aud Collie Cure. Perfectly
safe and will give instant relief. Price
% and 50c. G., +. MAHAN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08

sunday May IN, the ID . l. ~ y. will run
tho trst excursion OF the season to Saginaw
ir6in viii leave Alna at 1905 a. IN o.. and arrlv,
az Sagl0a 40 n 30. Returning leave at $3.50
D. IN R0und-trip . cents
o'C-sw oE0. DEHAvEN, G. r. a
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08

1t will be an agreeable surprise To per-
SONS subject To attacks of bilious collie to
learn that prompt relief may be had by
taking Chamberlin's Collie, Diarrhoea
Remedy. In many instances the attack
may be prevented by taking this remedy
as soon as the first symptoms of the dis
ease appear. % and 30 cent bottles for
sale by G.. +. Mahan, druggist.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-08

1he street accidents of London amount
10 arout 3, 500 year-noarly ten a day
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-05
At 25c Each.

100 q our regular soc. Use.
Sc and q0c Launtiered Shirt
Waists-one Of the kind Of
bargains which viii cause
you to remember us for d long
time. All sizes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-05

ers< o. scr- -s-rry,-
: - tcs ss.-ne ~ ss,'s -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-05
At sc Yard.

35 pieces of French al
English Ginghams, the ressI
lar pc Soc, 40c kind or monF
refunded. The greatestbr!
gain ever known in Houatu!
Cali early and get a
Good pick for sc Yaft
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-05
At &C Yard.

30 pieces 33.inch Bleachd
Domestic. free from stare
and the regular sc kind. To
morrow 10 yards to cui
toner for Only M