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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01
pBoBATE NoTI E;-state OF Michigan.

DBOBATE MOTT E:-state OF Michigan.
County OF Grattot S. Notice is hereby
gwen. tnst the fnnl account OF Francis
almtr. The executor Of the estate of James
Clark. late Of Grattot county Michigan de-
c"ascd. will be allowed 10y me at the Probate
Dfhc". M the Village OF Ithaca in said county
on Monday. the 9TH day of January neat ut
10 O'Clock y IN said day
Dated Ithaca, Dec. sth, A ID 1896.
g2'-lw john ". EvKRDFs
Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01

DRCBATE NOTICE. State of Michigan.
l County or Gratiot Sc Notice is hereby
givet. that The final account OF w. II. Kennels,
IN" I'm mstrator Of the estate of Joseph o.
Gee. latu Of & rHtot county, Michigan de-
&c sed will be allowed by me at the Probate
Ohic'. iu the Village of Ithaca ia said county
on Monday. he 2eih dav of December 1850, at
10 o'cio l. a. IN. of said day.
Da cd Ithaca, Dec sth. A ~ 1896
"@t'4w JOHN hvERDpH
JUDGE OF Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01
A Boys View,

mamma, asked the little boy,
what does this story mean by talking
about a rclt-grandmothcr? Amt al
grandwoibers great! Cincinnati Eli
Quirer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01
A BIG OFFER
$3.50 Worth OF Fine Old Wine for
$500

The Specr J. Wine Co. OF passaic n /
Is Herring case OF IL bottles choice and old
ass rtmcnt OF wine or $50. This offer below
COSTS only 10 stand two or three months and
W OF chsr 4 "a FAMILY Ms " II "A loss and Is
0htt zone To grove To- The finest tonnnisseur
TN hiEh on racter and richnt - of these choice
WIN produced ~ Pascal N j. We have
'u" 81 inc circulars ard list of the wines
olieted with vii particulars. Every person
Mh' scudsn postal card to The Sheer N J.
. w lI''' %, FHssiHc. \. -, may procure one.
These wines rre superb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-01

MORTGAGE SALE ;-Deiau,t having been
NJ made in the cond tions o. mortRage
executed by anna Lentz and Math as LenZ to
Miner q. FIR nix. dat, q September -, 1892 and
recorded epten b"r ~, 1872 i'm the flee OF the
gister ut Deeds for GtutIOt Couuty. III ich-
igdu, in llbcr 90 of mortgages on page 2s9; on
whichmortgaEe there is claimed 10 be due al the
dete of this notice, thirteen hundred and thirty
dollars ana three cents. besides an NJ torney fee
Of thirty dollars. stipulated in said mortgage
10 be paid. should any proceedings be taken TO
torcclos said mortgage; and no suit or pro-
ceedlng at Jaw or IN equity having been in
stituted TO recover any part OF the dent Sc
cured by said NOR gage; therefore by virtue
Oi the power o. sale in said mortgage con-
iained, end of the statute In such case made
ana pruYid-d. notice j. hereby given that on
March p 1891, at one O'Clock ia the afternoon,
AZ the north fir bnt door OF thu Court House for
'atiOt county, in Michigan, in the village of
Ithaca, in said county. there will be sold at
public vendue 10 the highest bidder, the
pr EN- SEES described in SAID mortgage, viz: The
"tst siXt' acres Of the northwest quarter OF
section twenty nj e. in township twelve north
OF range three west, in itch gan.
Dated Decom Der 81 1896
PEbKtNS a BALDWIN. MINER FRINR
Attorneys for Mortgage $50 l3w Mortgage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
The Rtchest PRINCE.

The richest prince is not always he that
reigns over the most extensive and popu-
lous empire. with the largest and most
prosperous cities and the best filled treas
ure house, says an exchange.
Back in the middle ages there reigned a
prince, called Eberhard the Good, who was
a grand old man. just, wise and true, and
his little principally was the envied cor
ner of Europe, for though he was only
a grand duke he ruled so justly and well
that his subjects were happy and they
loved him as father.
There was a feast one day at the city of
Worms and all the German princes were
drinking wine at the banquet table, when
a dispute arose as to which of them was
the richest and most prosperous.
Prince Ernest of Saxony boosted of
broad domains trimming with gold and sill
yer mines and his great palace filled with
golden treasure.
Il am richer than he, said Elector
Frederick of the Rhine. From my grand
castle at Heidelberg 1 can look over the
leagues and leagues of hillside covered
with vineyards and valleys rich with gold
en- grain fields"
Then they all looked at the old Lord of
Wurttemberg, whose hair and beard were
white as the snow on Alpine peaks and
whose blue eyes were shining with a
smile.
Il have little to boast off, he said meek
ly There are but few cities in Wurttem-
berg and no silver mines, no famous vine
yards and no great store of treasure and
preciuos stones But l own one rare jewel
I can wander anywhere in my dOmin-
ions without fear and lay my old head
in peaceful slumber in the cot of my hum
blest subject"
1T is enough" they cried in chorus
I'VE yield the palm to thee for there are
no richer treasure than peoples love
and loyalty.
Duke Eberhard was one of the
greatest heroes of the feudal times His
little country of Wurttemberg was one
of the most prosperous in Europe and the
proudest kings counted him their equal
When he was laid in his grave the En-
peror Macmillan of Germany declared:
Here lies a prince VINO has left no equal
in the German empire in princely virtues"
Nor has time been able to blot out his
fair name, and though half thousand
years have passed away, dividing the
living from the dead, it is always pleasant
and refreshing when we look back upon
those times to find the name of him they
called the richest prince.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
BRIGHT BITS.

-She--How do you account for the enor-
nous increase of the English sparrow in
America?
He-They're too ugly to go on women s
hats.-Chicago Record.
-Faculty.-"A man who will wear such
a suit of clothes must be deficient in
taste"
Taste! Why, he must be hard of hear
ing. '-Detroit Journal.
Mr.. Dunkley-I guess the Boswells
will be getting right into the swim now.
Mrs. D.-Why?
Mr.. D.-They've quit paying cash for
what they buy.-Cleveland Leader.
Philadelphia Maxwell, you can make
all the fun you want to of our slowness,
but I know one country chap who came
here and made $4,000 in three months
New Yorker.-Is that so? How did he
make it?
Phiadelphian-Got job in the mint
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
-Precarious Here's the ac-
count Of a couple who were married on BIZ
cycles. What on earth could have pos
sessed them?"
"Oh, 1 fancy they were trying to outdo
the idiots who marry on 81 a week."-De-
troit Journal
-Clairvoyance Up to Date-"Are you the
celebrated Nine. Roulette?' he asked, af-
ter he had climbed four flights of stairs
and was admitted into the mysterious
interior.
Yes replied the bizarre-lool1ing per-
sonage who had received him.
THE great cairvoyant?"
Eyes"
"And you foreteN the future?"
ct is So"
And you read the mind?"
Verify"
And unfold the paste"
Il do"
Then" said the visitor eagerly, rs he
took a large wad out of his pocket,
please tell me what it was my wife ask
ed me to bring home to-night"-Life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
snmehnhv ohiecteh.

There was quite a laugh in the House
the other day at the expense of Gen.
Wheeler of Alabama, says the Washington
Post. Every one knows that Gen. Wheel
er will make a speech at the slightest
provocation, and sometimes without any
provocation at all. When he cannot be
heard i'm the House he utilizes the Record,
and the time when he printed several
pages of a speech that only occupied two
or three minutes in delivery is still re-
membered.
In the course Of the discussion of the
speakers non-appointment of committees
last Monday, Gen. Wheeler was granted
half a minutes time. Undeterred by this
minimum allowance, the Alabama repre-
sentative proceeded to enter upon an ad-
dress covering the whole question of the
tariff He was promptly brought to a halt
by the rap OF the speakers gavel. Then he
asked permission to round out" his re-
marks in the Record.
''tne gentleman from Alabama observ-
ed Mr. Reed driy, asks unanimous con-
sent TO 'ronud out his remarks in twenty
pages"
"Or IN FIVE" said another member.
Cannot I have just one page" appealed
Gen Wheeler. but some hard-hearted
member objected to oven this privilege, and
the Record yesterday contained only the
few words which the congressman found
time TO utter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
The pnrk Imnroxementr.

FORSYTH park is looking prettier every
day. thanks to the good taste and good
Judgment Of the park and tree commits
sion. The change in the walks, from the
labarynthine plan under which one had to
be careful which walk was taken if it was
desired to reach a certain point. to the
graceful, direct walks recently laid off,
is a sensible and long needed improve
ment. When the park was first laid out
the old walks were in keeping with the
place, which was then far beyond the
built-up part Of the city. The park was
then a suburban resort, and it was
pleasure to meander about its shady and
serpentine pathways. But it is different
now The park now is in the center OF
the city, and people pass through 1t 70 and
from business. In passing through, they
desire to go by the most direct route.
Sylvan beauty has had TO make conces-
sions to the demands Of the busting city.
But the floral and arboreal beauty that
viii. adorn the park will more than com
pensate for any loss.
1t will, of course, take time to make
the park what the commissioners propose
it shall be, but what they intend doing is
now strongly in evidence. The citizens
may rest assured that in a year or two
their favorite resort will look like pic
ture
1t is to be hoped that before a great
while the park extension, or parade ground
will be improved and the streets
around both park and parade ground
paved with asphalt or brick. What
pleasing sight it would be to see the park
filled with bright and happy children,
beautiful flowers and birds, and grown-up
folks seeking recreation; broad. smooth
walks around both park and extension
alive with whirring bicycles speeding I'M
der the trees, and level, noiseless, clean
streets encircling the whole well filled with
smart pleasure vehicles AS soon as the
improvements are made, the children and
the wheel riders and the pleasure vehicles
will congregate there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
Personal.

The Right Hon. Sir William George
Venables Vernon Harcourt, NJ. p, liberal
leader in the House of Commons, has been
fined 10 shnlings and costs in a London
police court for allowing his chimney to
catch fire through not having been c.ean-
ed.
Some of the English journals report
that the queen has again offered peer
age to Mr.. Gladstone, which he has again
refused, but it is added that the honor
may possibly be conferred upon his grand
son, who is the heir Of his Hawarden es-
tates.
Sarah Bernhardts late husband, NJ
Damala. was a Cretan by birth, and the
actress is strongly in sympathy with the
Greek revoluuonists. She calls Greece
the ethical foster-mother of France" and
denounces the powers for interfering with
the liberation Of an oppressed race.
Admiral Canevaro, commander of the
fleets Of the powers in the blockade of
Crete, is a native of Peru, but Of italian
parents, and has worked his way up in the
Italian navy, which he entered as a boy
Ills father and ali the rest of the family
are Peruvians, though one brother is an
exile because of the Pierola revolution,
three years ago. The admiral is said to
sympathize with Crete and Greece, not
withstanding his position.
-''Mr. Bliss. the secretary Of the in
terror" says the Washington Capital lis
very busy man. All New York men are
busy they have to be, and Mr.. Bliss has
the New York habit. He was almost too
busy to take this position at all, but he
has been buster than ever since he took
it, 1t is rumored that if Attorney Cen
eral bleKenna succeeds Associate Justice
Field on the bench Mr.. Bliss will go OF
OF the cabinet in the consequent shifting
about, and resume his urgent private af-
1alrs. At present, however, he is in the
cabinet. Mr. Bliss has a fine private sec
rotary, who knows how to turn the tide
OF too persistent visitors away from his
chief when occasion requires. All private
secretaries are obliged to learn this art /;
but some learn it less perfectly than 9TH
ers. Mr.. Bliss secre tary has nice little
way with him. When the troublesome
caller does get into the office, however, he
is confronted by a huge boars head, fas-
tened up on the wall"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
The supreme Court orerruIed.

Just as Shakespeare has been accepted
for years and years as the deciding UNI
pire in most matters literary, says the
Chicago Daily News, so the Nebraska peo-
pie had grown to look upon the supreme
court of their state as the fountainhead
of wisdom whose opinions could not be
gainsaid. 1t is a way people nave of re-
garding supreme courts in most states
as matter of fact.
William Altstadt, a little German, whose
readiest Identification among his people
was by the name of Bismarck" was not
one who cared overmuch for tradition, and
one summer day, after having been har-
angued by two lawyers until he was al
most bursting with thirst, he made de-
cision which brought him fame 1t does
not make any especial difference what was
the question at issue. 1t was something
about dog. There was a sensible side
to it and technical side. The "techni-
car lawyer presented bushels and tons of
authorities, and finally wound up with a
triumphant declaration that the supreme
court had decided on a similar case before
and had decided his way.
When he had sat down Bismarck, with
sigh of relief, said: Il decides for de
oder feller. Come on, poys, let's dake
drink
But" cried the defeated lawyer. in as
constituent, Il tell you. your honor, that
the supreme court has decided exactly OPP
posite."
MY frient," said Bismarck, sin sheneral
hat some sympathies nit dot SUPREME
court. But on a hot day, init a fool of a
lawyer dalkin' four hours, 1 am mofed to
consult der good sense and shudgment off
Bill Altstadt. ]. p. Bill Altstadt is not
only convinced, but he is dirsty, and he
decides dot if der SUPREME court off Ne
prasky wants to make a tam fool off Itself
in question like dis it can do so, but dot
amt binding on dis shustice-shop. Der
SUPREME court is hereby oferruled. Der
plaintiff gifts ter dog, and der court viii
now proceed to spend der fees in dis case
in a way dot his shudicial dirst suggests,
init great gordiality. Come on, poys."
Thus it was that the supreme court was
overruled, and as a plain statement of
fact Justice Bill Alstadt's decision has al
way been followed in similar cases brought
in Nebraska tribunals. In the same way
the half-true Shakespearean sucking-dove
theory is susceptible of revision or rever-
sal.
Bottom ought to have spoken of the
"gulping dove"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
A CnnrrersinnnI Meteor.

James Hamilton Lewis is the new me-
teor who has flashed across the House. He
is an interesting and picturesque figure,
says the Washington Post.
Mr.. Lewis looks like a fashion-plate. He
wears a long frock coat that reaches to
his ankles. brown trousers. patent leather
shoes. a high collar, flowing necktie and
yellow gloves His hair falls over his fore
head like hayrick that has been tossed
by cattle. and dlscloses an incipient bald
spot on the summit OF his cranimu. His
yellow whlskers are fearful and wonder
ful things. They spread out on both
sides OF his face IN reckless profusion, and
are parted In the middle with evident care.
Mr.. Lewis has another claim TO glory
besides his clothes. He Is without doubt
the fastest talker In the House. Hitherto
the spare and sinewy Johnson OF Indiana
has held the palm, but Lewis can talk
him TO a standstlll At the rate OF 80
words a minute. the words poured from
his lips yesterday. II would not be a
proper simile to say that they were like a
torrent. Tor that implies a steady. sonorous
downright Mr.. Lewis talks like "a railroad
train when the engineer has thrown open
the throttle. There Is a clatter. clatter
clatter. and a patter. patter. patter that
actually tires the ear that listens to u. 1t
Is almost impossible TO keep pace with his
words, yet his sentences are well formed
ana his ideas are good.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
A Universal Postage stamp.

Among the important matters to be con-
sidered by the Universal Postal congress
now in session at Washington, d c., is
that of a universal postage stamp; a
stamp to be used only for foreign CORE
spondence, but which can be bought at
any postohhce in the world, and which
will carry a letter TO any part of the
world. This will not be the first time that
the question of a universal postage stamp
has been considered. Postmaster Cen
eral Wanamaker submitted the question
to the last universal postal congress held
at Vienna in 1891 and at the same time.
the British government brought up the
question of an international return stamp
ed envelope. Both propositions failed, the
reason given being the complications that
would arise on account of the different
monetary systems.
So far. it is said the advocates Of a
universal postage stamp have received
very little encouragement from the mem
hers of the present congress, and it is in
timated, too. that there is now a reluc-
lance on the part of the United States to
allow such a stamp to be adopted, for
The reason that 1t would decrease the
revenue of its postofice department The
vast majority. practically all, of the for
eign correspondence from America, is pre-
paid, while much Of that from foreign
countries to America is not When post
age is not prepaid the government collects
double the foreign postage rate before the
letter is delivered, or ten cents instead
Of five. and from this source Uncle Sam
derives quite a little income This mon
ey. however. comes out of the pockets of
American people, and the government and
the people are substantially interchangea-
BILE factors.
The universal postage stamp, and the
return stamped envelope appear now to
be necessities 10 foreign correspondents.
There is no reason why a party writing
from America should not be permitted to
prepay the reply. Probably everyone
would prefer to send scent stamp or
stamped envelope for reply rather than
pay 10 cents for II when it arrives. and
there seems to be no reason why they
should not be given the privilege of so
doing.
The congress viii no doubt have many
important topics to consider. such as a
compulsory standard of colors for stamps
so that postal clerks may know the
amount by the color; but II it reaches
some definite agreement upon the fore
going questions and gives the world a
universal postage stamp ana return
stamped envelope. Il will leave a record
81 nrograae and advannqrnent uueh ne o.,
other postal congress has ever made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

II the attorney of the sugar trust had
been charged with the writing of the
sugar schedule of the Senate's substi-
tute tariff bill. the chances are that lie
would have written a paragraph pretty
much like that in the bill which has been
reported. Indeed, it is understood that
the schedule as il stands was virtually
dictated by the trust, and that it en-
braces all Of the trusts demands" 1t
was not enough that the trust should
be able to make between $30,OO0oo0 and
$35,000O COO in three years" according to the
testimony of Mr.. Hayemeyer before the
New York investigators, but the tariff
tinkers have knocked out the Hawaiian
treaty ia order that the trust may still
further profit
The more the Senate's sugar schedule IS
examined into. the more it becomes ap-
parent that it was compiled for the bene-
fit of the sugar trust Why? Sugar"
probably II will be borne in mind that
three years ago a big bucket Of white
wash was called into requisition to save
the Senate from a sugar scandal Broker
Chapman is now under sentence for re-
fusing at that time TO answer certain
questions with regard to speculations in
sugar by senators. How are the sena-
tors involved in sugar by the committees
adoption of the new sugar schedule? Wal
ter Wellman writes from Washington to
the Chicago Times-Herald. under date of
the very day the new bill was reported
to the Senate: Sugar shares show an ad-
vance Of 4 points for the day, and ii IS
limited that more than one senator in close
touch with the finance committee profit
ed by the rise" 1t viii be recalled that
three years ago at the time of the investi-
CATION of the sugar rumors-the same
time that Broker Chapman declined to
testify-a certain senator asserted that
it was his privilege to speculate in sugar
if he wanted to; that he had done so
and would do so again when occasion, or
rather opportunity, arose.
The House bill reduced the diferential
rates on sugar, and made the rates spe-
cific; the Senate substitutes a compound
duty,-both specific and ad valorem.-un-
der which the differential between Jaw
and refined sugars will be considerably
increased above the Is cent contem-
plated. This, of course, is for the benefit
of the trust, the only refners Of conse-
quence in the country. Indeed it is claim
ed by experts that the only apparent ben
eft under the Senate's proposed bill TO
home producers of sugar is to be found
in the paragraph which admits free ma
chinery which is to be used in the pro-
duction of beet sugar
1t may be an open question whether
the sugar trust has benefited consumers,
by improving the quality of the sugar
served to the people and reducing the
price to the public. But II Is not an open
question that when the trusts interests
are at stake there always appears in the
legislative bodies some body to defend and
take care of those interests.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08
TeIenhone FnciIiticn.

1t seems that the telephone company
would conserve it's interests If it were to
establish and keep up lines to all of the
commodation to the companys subscribers
in the city, and should be maintained, even
if they do not make money for the COM
pany. In various kinds of business enter
prises it is sometimes found profitable TO
make concessions to customers. The tele-
phone company, according to general re-
port makes a handsome profit out of its
business in the city of Savannah.
The people living at Isle of Hope contrib
uted towards the cost of building tele-
phone line to that place, and paid a good
price for the use of the single instrument
there. At the end of their period of agree
ment, three years, they decided that they
could not afford to continue under the
same plan, and Isle of Hope was made a
pay station. The storm of last September
blew down a few of the poles, and since
that time residents of that suburb have
had to get along without a telephone to
the city
Other cities of much less Importance
than Savannah, have suburban lines, and
there seems to be no good reason why
Savannah should not have similar ia
cilities. Probably with the advent in this
city of the long distance telephone com
pany, which is now building its line from
Waycross this way. and the coming of the
new local telephone company, the matter
of suburban connections will be attended
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-08

The complimentary remarks of the state
press, mentioning the names of South
Georgians. and particularly Savannah
ians, in connection with the governor
ship at the conclusion of Gov. Atkinson's
term, are undoubtedly gratifying. and are
no doubt well appreciated by those gentle
men and their friends. But is it not too
early to indulge in this kind of talk? The
people of the state want an opportunity
to recover from the elections through
which they recently passed, before other
candidates are brought forward. Besides,
many horse has fallen out in the stretch
because he was pushed too hard at the
start.