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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
HE TOLD HIS MOTHER.
ST. Johns Young Man Who Committed
Suicide.

At about o'clock Monday afternoon
Lewis, the 22-year-old son of j. 5
Woolcott, of ST. Johns, shot himself
with "A revolver, the shot taking effect
near the heart. The tragedy took place
at the home of his parents. He was a
drug clerk in the employ of Travis II
Baker, of that place, and was an unus-
ually bright and active young man.
He had been collecting during the fore
noon and some time during the after
noon Mr.. Travis, whom he esteemed
highly, received note from him stat
ing that he had had trouble at home,
and would not be at work that after
noon. The intelligence has produced a
great shock to our people. After he
had committed the act he went into an
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
TRUTH CRUSHED TO EARTH.
Sad Effects of Too Much Candor In al
Aristocratic Mansion.

Two fair young girls sat in dainty
bOudoir gazing into each others eyes
says the New York Herald.
I'VE are such good friends, Marcia,
said one, and we can afford 10 say
10 each other just what we think. Now
have such splendid scheme. Sup
pose we start out to-day by telling each
other the exact truth, without regard
To any question of politeness."
How perfectly lovely, Lobelia,
cooed the younger girl of the two.
Lets begin right away. What do
you think of me?"
81 think" said Marcia. that YOU are
almost as pretty as You think you are,
and when YOU don't try to be you are
the most charming girl in the world"
"Ilow aWfully good Of you" rejoined
the other, and do you know that when
YOU came in | was thinking that you
looked just like one of those big feather
busters which had taken a notion 10
walk? Only your feet are so very large
that TIL illusion was not quite perfect. y
Two dishcveled young women, with
their faces cross lined by scratches,
were taken out OF that ariStocratic
mansion five minutes later and hurried
i'm an ambulance TO the nearest hos
Ditn1
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
THE PLEBElAN PEANUT.
A Valuable Addition to Meat Dressings
and Soups.

The peanut, which for 50 many years
has been the popular feature of the
country fair and :hc circus, is now
creeping into prominence. Doctors
have found that the peanut is an article
Of food, "rich in albumen, of which it
contains 80 per cent" and are now
recommending them as n valuable add
ton to the diet in the form of soups,
purees and mush. The following are
some Of the ways in which they may be
used:
Peanuts rolled fine and added TO the
bread stuiling for ducks is great addi-
tion and greatly improves it. Make a
mayonnaise dressing, mash the pea
nuts fine, and stir them in thickly and
spread between thin slices of bread as
O sandwich; or plain buttered bread
may be sprinklcd lightly with the nuts
They may also be finely chopped and
eaten with milk. a very good soup may
be made of peanuts by boiling and
MASKING. The Chinese boil peanuts,
roll them fine, mold them in a dough,
and bake. Many other ways may be
discovered by the contriving house
wife for the use of this hitherto de-
spsed article of diet.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
A Risky rcat.

The Northwest Magazine says that
in running steamboat from Rainy
Lake river to Rainy Lake, in northern
Minnesota, the craft was compelled to
plunge over falls ten feet high. With
the force of the current and the full
head Of steam the steamboat shot out Of
the water full length. exposing the
whole boat bottom, keel, wheel and
rudder, and then dropped into the boil
ing, swirling water below the falls.
The current was swift, strong and
tortuous, but, luckily, the captain
guided his craft safely into quiet water.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
In onanbesbure.

Long betp11 day light the square is
full of tx wagons, some from distances
occupying days 20 traverse, and the buy.
ers Of forage, oats, corn, mealie meal,
firewOod, poultry, eggs, etc. are busy as
soon as they can see. Here the middle
man makes good profit, often riding
far ont on the roads TO get at the litter
ate Dutch farmer before the latter
reaches the market. Here is an amusing
instance Of bargain recently overheard
the square:
An English trader purchased wagon
load of stuff from "a Boer, and by means
of few figures and calculations easily
tossed off with many fourishes makes
ont that the amount he has to pay the
Dutchman is about half of what il ought
to be If correctly reckoned up at the
price agreed. Dom Paul cannot reckon
much, but has IA Ready Reckoner and
points to and wants the larger amount.
Whats that?" says the other. Lets
look at II. " Then, "Why, that's last
years Ready Reckoner. Look here.
man, it's marked 1894. It's no good
now. "
"Allamach.i. " says the Boer. 81 did
not notice that. And he plods off home,
wagon and all. content with the lesser
sum.
No expense is spared in high living.
special fruit train is run daily from
Natal and fish is brought enormous dis
tances. All South African fish, however,
are either tasteless or of milk and wa
ter or insipid flavor. The vegetable mar.
ket opens each morning at dawn. Ats
the lots are all sold at auction, and Ma
lays pile up their carts and pannier bas-
kets to sell their stuff from house to
house before the midday heat. In Eng
land meat is dear and bread and vegeta-
bles cheap. IL the Transvaal bread and
vegetables are dear-a small roll not
large enough to be dignified with the
name of loaf costing sixpence-an1 meat =
Ia cheap. Cham bers' Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
Stomach

with severe pains across my shoulders,
and great distress. i had violent nausea
which would leave me very weak and
faint, difficult to get my breath. These
spells came oftener and more severe.
did not receive any lasting benefit from
physicians, but found such happy effects
from trial OF Hoods Sarsaparilla, that
took several bottles and mean to always
keepit in the house. / am now able TO
do all my own work, which for six years
! have been unable TO do. My husband
and son have also been greatly bene-
fitted by Hoods Sarsaparilla for pains in
the back, and after the grip. / gladly
recommend this grand blood medicine"
MRS. PETER BURBY, Leominster, Mass.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
South Arcadia.

The stormy weather make the roads
very icy again.
James DeBar's family are having the
grippe.
Since the roads are so very bad the
store at Eugene is doing very success
ful business
We see Frank Monroe, one of our best
farmers, is drawing bolts To Ithaca.
George Russell's brother has purchased
a piece of land on section %, known as
the Bellows farm.
Freddie Roberts gave party at his
home for his schoolmates last Monday
evening, 1t being his thirteenth birthday
All report good time.
There was a dance in the neighbour
hood last Thursday evening and the "Old
Folks" did dance.
Last Wednesday evening Mr.. DeBar
gave a candy party at the school house;
Of course the scholars were all there.
June Davis who had two ribs broken a
short time ago, is able to be out again.
One night last week while Seymour
Hustled was driving past Penny Day
mons place on his way to Alma, his
horse preferred the ditch to the road,
which was flooded at that time, couse-
quently the horse broke through the ice
aud was thrown. Tie only damage done
was one cart fill broke. Seymour. the
xt time keep "da' boss in De middle ob
lie road.
Henry naymou aud Roy Taylor made
several flying trips to the Cub last week
ON special business.
We are informed that Gardner Clark
has sod his oak trees in the woods TO
arties for ship timber.
1t is reported that Mr. Isham's saw
mill is about to be moved to the France
Kellogg farm in Newark.
Insist or having just what vou call
for when YOU - to buy Hoods Sarsa-
parila, the One True Blood Purifier
and nerve tome.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
sonora's Agricultural Ants.

The agricultural ants" of Sonora,
Mexico, are said to plant fields of grain
and regularly harvest their crops, upon
which they depend wholly for food. In
fact, should the crops fail, they would
perish of famine. On the other hand,
the cereals that they grow have been
specialized by cultivation, like the wheat
and other grains of the human husband
man, and, it is stated, quickly disappear
If the insects neglected to attend to
them
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
Mushroom Society.

A society for the study of mushrooms
has been organized in Philadelphia. II
will meet every two weeks. and mem
bers will read papers on such topics as
Mushrooms That Have Helped Me-
The organizers say that there are about
235 edible kinds of mushrooms TO he
found around Philadelphia, and that
tons of the delicious food go to waste,
simply because people have horror OF
what are known as toadstools, only four
kinds Of which are really poisonous.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
CHANCES OF LONGEVITY.
Primary Conditions Necessary to u Long
and Healthy Life.

Primary Conditions Necessary to - Long
and Healthy Life.
The primary conditions of longev-
ity," the Medical Record quotes Mr..
r. W. W amer as saying, are that the
heart, lungs and digestive organs, as
well as the brain, should be large. II
these organs are large the trunk will
Ia long and the limbs comparatively
short. The person will appear tall
in sitting and short in standing. The
hand will have "a long and somewhat
heavy palm and short fingers. The
brain will be deeply seated, as shown by
the orfice of the ear being low. The
blue hazel or brown hazel eye, as show
ing an intermission of temperament,
is favorable indication. The nostrls
being large, open and free indicates
large lungs. a pinched and half-closed
nostril indicates small or weak lungs.
In the case of persons who have
short-lived parentage on one side and
long-lived on the other side the ques-
ton becomes more involved. 1t is
shown in grating by hybridizing that
nature makes supreme effort 10 pass
the period of the shorter longevity and
extend the life 10 the greater longevity.
Anyone who understands these weak
and dangerous periods of life is fore
warned and forarmed. II has been oh
served that the children of long-lived
parents mature much later and arc
usually backward in their studies"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
A Small Innd Grant.

What beyond doubt is the smallest
body of land ever granted by the United
States as homestead is in Dade. the
extreme southeastern county of the
state Of Florida. It consists Of a small
island in the north end Of Lake Worth,
and it is less than one-fourth Of an acre
in extent. Yet the claim for it was en-
tered in the land Office at Gainesville,
and the owner paid five dollars for the
fee and 81 cents for the land He makes
about $50 month from his investment,
as the island is right in the path of green
and loggerhead turtles coming into the
lake from the ocean to feed, and there he
catches them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
ATE A BARREL OF EGGS A DAY.
shipwrecked Men subsisted on Them for
/ Twelve Days.


"Do YOU like eggs" was the question
that stirred up "'49er" to make
some talk in Bangor store the other
day. He was an old man. says the
Lewiston (Me.) Journal, and he
Strengthened up to something like the
height of his prime as he answered:
IL had "A surfeit Of them once. Twas
many years ago when was on the way
home from California. We left the
isthmus on good brig bound for New
York but ran into "a coral reef in the
Caribbean sea AMI were wrecked. IL
was a patch of sand just out of the
water, but you ought To see the flocks
of sea fowl that nestled on il. They
had TO move out of the way 10 give us
room TO stay there and that was about
all they would do. Their nests were
everywhere and there were eggs in
abundance. We ate about a barrel OF
them every day during the ~ days
we were there. Some of us got OFF in
boat and went to San Juan, in
Nicaragua, where we got a vessel to
go after those we left on the reef. That
vessel was commanded by William
Lawrence, of Bath, who was killed by
a man named Wilkinson while he was
policeman there. We tried TO get
10 the reef, but bad weather stove Us
UP so we had 30 set in for New Or
leans, where we found the rest Of the
men rescued by another vessel. But
eggs"-the old man IS face took on pc
culiar expression.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
Qusiihed To Teach.

The esteem IN which the sailors call
ing is held in Massachusetts coast towns
is indicated by story that comes from
Martha's Vineyard. a teacher was
wanted and a sailor applied for the po
sition. He had to pass an examination
by the committee, and he trembled at
the ordeal, being sadly unlearned in
nook lore. The chairman began the ex.
amination: "Mr. -, what is the shape
Of the earth?" ut is round, sir" tn.
candidate answered. "How do you
know?" Because have sailed around
it three times" '"rhat will do, sir!"
lie received his certificate" as teacher
without another question being asked
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
Downtrodden ur. Giimmer,on.

Ibid anybody ever hear of anybody
90 downtrodden as II" said Mr.. Glim-
merton. "If l go to the parlor window
to look out into the street, and, coming
away, leave the curtain awry, as am
very apt to do. hear my oldest daugh.
ter say, Twenty-Five cents, and l have
to pay it; it's fine for not readjusting
the curtains as they should be. What do
you think of that for domestic tyranny
But 1t has its bright side. The money
SO collected goes to buy things that 9TH
erwise would have to pay for, so per-
haps 1t Is just as well. New York
Sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
Sour

Stomach, sometimes called waterbrash,
and burning pain, distress, nausea,
dyspepsia. are cured by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. This it accomplishes because
with its wonderful power as blood
purifier, Hoods Sarsaparilla gently
tones and strengthens the stomach and
digestive organs, invigorates the liver,
creates an appetite, gives refreshing
sleep. and raises the health tone. In
cases of dyspepsia and Indigestion it
seems To have Z" Il magic touch.
"For over II years | suffered from sour
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22

Few people know that all plants con
tain digestive principles They cannot
absorb their food until it is digested
any more than animals can. The
Mount Lebanon Shakers have learned
the art of extIac ing and utilizing these
digestive princip es, and it is for this
reason that their Shaker Digestive Cor
dial is meeting with such phenomenal
success in the trestment Of dyspepsia.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial not only
contains food already digested, but it
also contains food already digestive
principles which aid the digestion of
other foods that may be eaten with it,
a single 10 cent sample bottle will be
sufficient to demonstrate its value, and
we suggest that every suffering dyspep
tic make trial of it. Any druggist
can supply it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
SUNK By A TORPEDO.
Spanish Gunboat Came to Grief in Cuba.

Havana. January II The gunboats
Centinela and kelampago left Manzan-
lilo on The night of January 10 with
the object of going up the River Ctuto
to Forte GuamO, IN compliance with
the orders of Gen. Bosch. At 10
o'clock on the morning of January Il
both gunboats were near Mango land
NJ, when an explosion of a torpedo
which had been well placed in the river
~uuk the Rnlampago. Those of the
crew who survived swan toward shore,
Dut were fired on from the banks. At
his critical moment "A boat was launch.
ed from the Centinela, which rescued
the men in the water. In view of the
instructions and the fact that the COM
mauder of the Centnela and nearly all
1T the crews Of both gunboats had been
seriously wounded, the expedition had
to return to ManZanillo. Senior Mart-
uez, of the Relampago, was seriously
wounded in the eXplos on. as well as
Assistant Engineer jacob Dus, the
gunner, Francisco Martinez, and the
,eamen Vicente Gener, Juan Cambelo
and feliX Daz, while Paymaster An
zero. Chief officer Masqucro, Engineer
Pazadelo and also the Pilot and four
others were slightly wounded. Six OF
the officers and crew were killed out
right, and all OF the rest received
wounds of more or less severity. 90
the guuboat Centinela the commander
Senior Puerta, was seriously wounded
while of the crew one was killed and
Corporal Manuel Cabanas, Pilot Daran,
Assistant Eng neer MARTINEZ and six of
the crew wounded.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
other room and told his mother what
he had done. The father was away at
the time.
Is OFF AGAIN.
Gen. WeyIer Taxes the Field in Cuba
the time

HAVANA, Jan. l9.-At 8 O'Clock
Tuesday morning Capt. Gen. Weyler,
accompanied by'hi son, abide camp,
Chief of Staff Escribano, Col Domingo.
Gov. Perrua and The chief of police,
left the palace in a coach, going by the
highway to Luyano. and escorted by
five squadrons Of cavalry. 1t is
bought the Generals intention is To
concentrate the Spanish forces on the
outskirts of this city and, it is believed,
to advance with them eastward and en-
deayor to compel the insurgents to
evacuate Havana province preparatory
possibly to pushing further eastward to
meet the insurgent armv under Maxine
Gomez.
The opponents of Gen. Weyler say
that if he returns to Havana again
without having accomplished something
definite towards the paciiication of the
Island his recall will follow almost i'm
mediately.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22

Read Ayers Almanac, which your
druggist will gladly hand YOU, and
note the woudurlul cures Of rhcuma-
tism. catarrh, >crofula, dyspepsia. &C.
zema, debility. humorS. and sores. by
the use Of Aver, Sarsaparilia, the
only Narsaparjlla admitted ut the
World, Fair.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
MICH Bean PnrrInrr.

A family, residing in Lakevillc, Conn,
were visited by relatives residing some
distance off, One or the visitors re.
marked that there had been a great
quantity of bean porridgo made in his
mothers family; enough" said he, ito
float 7l-gun ship. Don't you think so,
Uncle John ?"-appealing to one of his
relatives. ayes, yes" replied that uncle;
-and the ship could float "a hours anS
not hit bean"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22

Ayers Hair NIgor Is certain Y re-
markable preparation and nothing
ike it has ever been produced. No
matter how why and unmanageable
the hair may be, under the influence
of this incompatible dressing, it be-
comes soft, silky, and pliable TO the
comb and brush.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
BOYS READY WIT.
Saves Him from Feeling the Ferule of
the Master.

the Master.
Two instances of ready wit are cred
tied TO the editor of the British series
of public men Of to-day. When a boy
at Cppingham he was detected at n
Greek Testament lesson with a Bible
on his knee, from which, Of course, n
was cribbing. His class master stalked
up to him. What have you there, my
boy?" The boy, seeing no escape was
possible, brazened it out with: "a
book, sir, of which no one need be
ashamed" He, too, is credited with tho
famous reply to the dean of Trinity col
lege, Oxford. He was being hauled up
by the dean for some audacious breacL
of college rules and made a perfectly
glib and satisfactory excuse. NO, no.
sir" said the dean, that won't do this
time. You told me the exact opposite
last term" 81 know / did" said the
culprit, "but that was a lie"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22

When the hair begins to fall out or
turn gray, the scalp needs doctoriBg,
aud we know of no better specific
than Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Remover.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
Accident at Lakevie W.

A crossing accident near Lakeview
Tuesday resulted in one man losing
10Th legs. which were amputated above
the knee, and another sustaining bad
scalp wound and internal in
nries which, however, are not
considered dan 'rous. DR.. F. X.
Blanchard and William Wandel are the
victims. Wandell had accepted an in-
yitation to ride into town with the
doctor and the east bound ID. e.. K. &
W. freight due at IL O'Clock caught
hem in what is known as the deep cut
-rossng west of the town. Wandel's
legs were so badly mangled that en-
pu'ation was necessary. He surveyed
he operation and from present appear
.nces will speedily recover. If the
Ioctor's internal injuries do not prove
serious, he also will make rapid recov-
Try. The carriage was completely de-
molished, but strange t. S a'e, the horse
although carried distance of about
twenty rods on the pilot, was injured
but little.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22
ithaca.

Rev. Lynd is reported on the sick list.
The services being held at the Presby-
terrain church are well attended and good
work is being done.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22

Laxol is the best medicine for child
rem. Doctors recommend it in place OF
Castor Oil.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-22

Insist or having just what YOU call
for when YOU - to buy Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, the one True Blood Purifier
and nerve tome.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
Summons of Publication


IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON. FOR THE COUNTY or
Cephas Butler. Plaintiff, vs. DENIM. Hurley
and Mary Hurley, his wife, G. Eosenthal, Joiaa
Bare and Dennis Hurley. Jr., defendants
The STATE OF WASHINGTON TO the said
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date of the first publication
of this summons, to-wit, within sixty DAYS altar
the 18th day OF February. 1897. and defend the
above entitled action in the above entitled
Court and answer the amended and Suppie-
mental Complaint of the plaintiff and serve .
copy OF your answer upon the undersigned, at
torney for plaintiff, at his Office below stated !;
and in case OF your failure SO to do, judgment
VIII be rendered against you according 10 the
demand of the Amended and Supplemental
Complaint which has been fled with the Clerk
of said Court
The object of said action is to recover judg.
ment against the defendants Dennis Hurley and
Mary Hurley, his wife. and each of them upon
them on the first day of March, 1se2, in favor of
the JaryisConklin Mortgage Trust Company Of
Kansas City, Missouri, and thereafter Endorsed
og SAID d. Company to PLAINTIFF due five yean
on $75382 of said SUN at the rate Of II per cant
Per annum from the first day of January, 1877
and the further sum of $50 attorneys fees and
the costs and disbursements of this action; and
for the foreclosure OF mortgage executed by
said defendants TO said Jaryis-Conklin Mort
gage Trust Company TO secure the payment Of
said note upon the following described real
estate situated in the County of Mason, State of
Washington, to-wit:
The Northwest quarter % of the Southeast
quarter "a and the East half 90 of the South
west quarter 20 and the Southwest quarter Of
the Southwest quarter of Section thirty (3Ol
Township nineteen fle, North, Range three t3j
West of the Willamette Merchant; containing
one hundred ffty-eight.and 54-lo0 acres more or
less,
Said mortgage being recorded in Vol. No. Of
MORTGAGES on Page ! of the Records of the
Auditors Office of said County
f. A. HUFFER, Atty. for Plaintiff,
Z. o. Address, f03 Bernice Building, Tacoma,
Pierce County, Washington.