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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16

rives benefit from its use. l have also used it
with complete satisfaction. There are many
cases in my knowledge that have been bene-
fitted, and have no hesitation in recommend
ing its use to Others"
Take DR.. Greenes Nervura blood and nerve
remedy now, for now is when it will do you
most good. 1t is the best spring medicine in
existence and the surest cure known in the
world. DR.. Greene's Cathartic Pills are the
sure cure for biliousness and constipation.
Small, sugar-coated, easy to take, sure and
pleasant to act. DR.. Greene, 81 Temple Place,
Boston, Mass, the most successful physician
in curing diseases, can be consulted free, per-
sonally or by letter, No fees are charged or
taken for consultation, examination or advice.
The price of his health-giving medicines is
always low, which fact, with the free advice
and consultation, places a sure cure in reach
of everybody.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16


In those good old days tn the years gone by.
When fair shone the sky and the weather.
When our hearts beat time with song and
rhyme
And We were all friends together
When joyous hours again and again
Crowned each day and each even,
And the doors that swung at the dear old
home
Seemed another gateway to Heaten;
What knew we then of the throes Of life,
OF its cunning greed and its Shylock
knife?
So here's to the memory Of that past
Whose smiles beat through our sorrow!
And here's to the ship of hope whose mast
Stands out on the skies Of Tomorrow!
When the hand of friendship gives its grip,
We forget the sting of the craven,
For we know the waves that are rocking
this ship
Will bear us into its haven.
So here's to the ship of hope whose mast
Reflects the memories of the past.
--aCharles Babson Soule. in Chicago Record.
Pity
God pity us!' in pleading tones we say.
Rem Wondering our sins day after day.
80 easy tits to fall! So rough the path!
At the great day Of reckoning spare Thy
wrath,
Life IS 6Ir school. Dear Master, ten
derby
The imperfection of our lessons see.
And while our failures we with anguish
rue,
Set to our credit what we meant to do"
Titus do we speak. then rising from our
knees,
Some luckless debtor In sharp anger
seize;
And, careless of the Love to which We
pray,
Extort from poverty the utmost pay.
All, at compassion's fount he vainly sighs
who pity to his fellow man denies
MARY F. Butts, in N. Y Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16

Now is the time when people most need
medicine. After the long, cold winter and in
door life, the system requires toning up, and
nerves and blood need that most perfect in
vigorator, that best spring medicine, DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy.
Senator Marcus Peck, Brookfield, VT, one
Of our most prominent statesmen, who has
been Senator, Representative, and is now State
Road Commissioner of Vermont, tells you
what at this season most vitality concerns you
how to nyigorate your system, restore lost
energies, get back your health and strength.
Senator Peck says: cdr. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy has been welcome
visitor in my house for long time past My
wife ussd il for nervous prostration and was
greatly helped. She is using it now and de-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16

point OF connection was reached we
rested safely. Blondin stood there like
u man of marble, though the agony in
his mind had brought great beads of
sweat OF his brow. We reached the
shore finally, and before we were well
there we could see the people in the
crowd even back from the edge OF the
gulf begin to stretch out their arms as
II they would draw us in from the peril
what the feeling of men was may
be shown by the action of the then pres
ident of the New York Central railroad
He presented me with Il check for 81 900
for crossing with llordin, and then Of
fered me Ike amount if lwould prom
ise never to do it again"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16

Group and whooping cough are child
hood's terfors but like pneumonia, bron-
chilis, aud other thioa and lung troub-
les, eau be quickly cured by using One
Minute Cough Cure,
c. L. Bacon, Londonderry, f. f.
Smith, jamaica and Jonas Hill Bond
vile, G G. Smith, 80. Londonderry and
+. b. Pier, RawS onville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
A Real Human Ostrich.

James Warburton, an Australian, 63
wears old, who was admitted to the state
hospital for the insane at Morris Ilains'
y. Y. about one year ago suffering from
melancholia, died recently without APP
parent disease. Thomas p. Prout, hos
pital pathologist, performed an autopsy
the other day. and found bits of glass
stones, three silver teaspoons and the
handles of six others in Warburton's
stomach. Part Of the silver only came
from the hospital.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
Save Money.
Make Home Attractive.
CAMpnEIIis yARNIsH STAIN.

CAMPBELLS VARNlSH STAINS
make Old Furniture look like new and trans.
form 1t into beautiful limitations of choice woods
finished with varnsh Anybody can apply them.
These are the original and only perfect Var
nlsh Stains ever produced. If you cannot find
them in your vicinity, write CARPENTER Nc X.
TON CO., Boston, Mass, Manufacturers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.
A GOOD swALLowER.
T'hirty-seven Useful Objects Taken
from n Woman's stomach.

from n Woman's stomach.
II is satisfactory to have story like
this on high medical authority, DR..
Fricker, head physician of the Evan
gelical hospital, in Odessa, describes in
the Gefman Medical Weekly the case Of
Il @oipan, ~ years Of age, who comes OF
q healthy family, but about year and
a half ago the loss 81 a child caused u
temporary nervous disorder Three
months ago, on the death Of second
child, this was renewed and developed
into decided melancholia.
The patient declared her resolution to
commit suicide. She began by drink
ing petroleum and solution Of carbolic
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
Awake. n Ravtng Maninc.

Mrs. Diedrich Van Sagren, wife OF
well-to-do German farmer living near
Mcclure, o., has been adjudged insane
and taken to the Toledo asylum. This
case is somewhat remarkable for the
reason that two months ago Mrs. Van
Sagren fell into trance-lille sleep from
which she could not be aroused for any
time worth mentioning. Prior to that
she had enjoyed good health. Medical
aid was called in from all over the coun-
try. but no one could do anything for
her. Suddenly she awoke. but WAS
most Violently insane.sa raying man ~.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
Used to 1t.

"Don't you think $40 a week alimony
il little too much to demand" asked
the referee in the divorce case, "when
he is only making S5o?"
mo, don't" said the lady. "That's
what | used to make him gimme while
] was livin' with him" En-
quirer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
nomb in the Rugs,

A small metallic object was found
among some rags in paper mill at
Westbrook, Me-, and the workman who
was sorting them tried to open it with
a penknife. 1t proved to be a Japan.
csc bomb. and in the explosion which
followed the unfortunate man lost three
fingers and q thumb.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
Lunatics ns Artists.

On the recommendation of the British
controller of prison industries it has
been decided as an experiment to pur-
chase dolls and have them dressed by
female prisoners, with a view of profit
able employment to take the place OF
oakum picking. which is wholly discon-
tinued as a task for women.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
Hes Not Wise to Do It.

The new bride always has wary
suspicious expression on her face when
her husband introduces her to young
lady whom he used to kno'r before hs
was married.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
Time II Wa. Learned.

"Yes." she told her dearest friend,
81 have been practicing economy of
late"
Its almost time" came the voice
of her husband from the next room,
that you learned to play it without
notes."-Chicago Post.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
piphtheria from Garbage.

There were 36i deaths and $50 births
in York, Pa, during the last year, and
OF the i7o cases Of diphtheria in that
time half occurred near garbage dufnrs
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
Nodded,

was awfully blue; I was told
On the wheel relief I'd find. "a
I rode wheel, and still was blue,
With black somewhat largely combined.
Detroit Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
Stole a Harrow,

About month ago Bart Miller shipped
q wheel harrow to his agent at Edmore.
The harrow reached Edmore, and was
unloaded upon the depot platform.
That is the last anyone saw of it until
this week Tuesday, when it was found
on the premises of one Paul Torbitz who
resides near Vestaburg. Mr.. Miller was
honored by call from the aforesaid
Torbitz as soon as the find was made
and offered argument upon argument TO
convince him that he had sold the i'm
plement fairly and squarely to his elo-
quent pleader. A difficulty in the way
of accepting the Torbitzian theory of
possession, is that the harrow is of a
peculiar make, and several of the rear
appliances, which are absent at present
are in the hands of the freight agent
who unloaded the tool.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
DR.. JekylI and Mr.. Hyde.

The first presentation in this city of
the dramatization of this remarkable
book was witnessed by good sized
audience last evening. The work in the
piece is all in the double role Jekyll and
Hyde and the depletion of these two
opposites was well performed by w. II
Hartigan, the leading man of the COM
pany. Mr.. Hartigan displayed his ca.
pabilities in the second act where he was
overcome with remorse because of his
great misfortune. The lightning met
amorphosis on several occasions were ex-
ecuted with skill and the stage transfer
nations from the pleasant and atfable
DR.. Jekyll to the hideous and loath- some
Mr.. Hyde, and vice versa, brought out
rounds of applause which was well
derserved. .-Beason, Ashtabula, o.
At the opera house, Alma, Thursday
September 9th.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
Light Fingers Caught.

Two weeks ago, as we noted in our
last issue, Messenger 81 Go. and Frank
Pollasky were fleeced out of about $50 OF
$40 by woman and her son who gave
the name of Johnson. The guilty pair
have been taken into custody, and placed
behind the bars of the county Jail. Mon
day forenoon, Deputy Sheriff Hall was
wired that he could have his people by
going to Glare. The woman had been
located at a Cadillac hotel, and the man,
who is not her son, was found at Marion.
The pair were given prelimary hearing
Tuesday before Justice Durham The
woman whose real name is Cora Up
tegrow, plead guilty, and was sentenced
to pay a fine of $50 and costs or 80 days
in Jail. The man whose name is
Adelbert Brown, pied not guilty. His
trial is set for Monday, September 9th.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
ALMA HONORED..

Monday about noon, q special train
pulled up at the A. A. depot, bearing a
hundred representatives Of the Ohio
Press Association, and the democratic
nominees for the state offices. There
they were met by DR.. j. II. Lancashire,
who generously extended them the
hospitality of the Wright House and
Sanitarium during their brief stay in
Alma. Two by two the long line OF
editors filed up the street. About forty
Of the jolly party of tourists stopped at
the Hotel. and the others passed on to
the Sanitarium. In front of each plate
was handsomely printed, folder souv-
enir card, inscribed with "The Ohio Press
Association, Welcome" and "Compli
ments of ALMA RECORD" To each card
was tied small phial of the famous
Alma -Bromo. After dinner, which
the guests insisted was the best they had
enjoyed since leaving their native state,
DR.. Lancashire in well chosen words ex-
planned briefly the plan and working of
the institutions at which they were
entertained. The jovial manager of the
expedition assured the reporter that the
charms of our attractive little village
would long remain a happy memory.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
College Opening,

The eleventh year of Alma College
will begin Wednesday, Sept 10th. 1t
will be marked by great improvements
in all departments. The increase in the
faculty is most remarkable. 1t showed
the confidence of the trustees when they
elected three additional professors, viz.
Rev. Jay Clizbe, James Mitchell and
John H. Rice The latter will no doubt
make the athletics of the college what
they have never been before, and that
does not mean football teams and base
ball mines, it means doing for the body
Of the students, what the other depart
ments of the institution are doing for the
mind and the conscience, it means the
completest development of all the powers
Of man. By the appointment of Mr..
Clizbe and Mr.. Mitchell, the duties of
DR.. Brooks are lessened ,and the president
is released from class room work TO de-
vote himself wholly TO the executive
duties of the office.
The public is invited To the chapel
exercises on Wednesday morning when
the new professors and teachers will be
introduced and short address may be
expected from each.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
Elm Hall.

tFrom The Gratiot County EntcrpriseJ
Miss Gertie Wilson is quite sick.
Warren Woodward, Alma Saturday.
Geo. Butcher made trip to ST. Louis
Friday
Will Connors of Cheboygan is visiting
his parents this week.
Mr.. w. Hoxey of Perrinton is spend
ing few days with r. j. Blair
Several of our citizens spent an enjoy.
able day in Grand Rapids Sunday.
Horse races Saturday evening again
Verify our town is getting young again.
c. Smith has the customary seven inch
smile worn on like occasions. Its a girl
this time, born Monday.
Floyd Oliver, "the class of go" leaves
this week for Mt Pleasant where he will
take year in the Normal.
Louis Brooks of Grand Rapids, after a
three weeks visit among old friends in
town, returned TO his home Friday.
Chas. Warner has purchased team.
etc. and will again try his luck at farm
ing. Charley says he can make more
farming with wheat at dollar than he
could in the Klondike
Exciting rumors occasionlly reach Us
concerning stirring events which are
said to take place in our sister city of
Riverdale. \ larger share of the stories,
however, fail to hold out when subjected
TO more minute investigation at was
ever thus.
Merry and numerous was the crow d
III attendance at the annual Sunday
school picnic given on Thursday of last
week. "Not a thing" was done TO the
"good things of life" with which the
tables were laden and the exercises were
likewise enjoyable.
It is rumored that a stock company
will be formed in the near future fol
the purpose of building a pavilion an6
prize ring just out side the town where
those bellicose individuals who are ach-
ing for the "honors of war" may prac-
tice among themselves without disturb.
ing the place. Although it would prob
ably not be a very paying investment
yet it would be of much benefit to our
town.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03

DR.. Ray Turck went to Lansing yes
terday morning to begin practice in that
city with Dr. r. A. Shank. We predict
for the young man brilliant career III
his chosen profession.
in. Ford, who has managed the
Wright House, for the past year, has
been given lease of that institution for
three years from next January. During
the past year Mr.. Ford has raised the
House to paying basis, and has been
so well pleased with the people of our
village and so satisfactory to his superiors
that the granting of the lease was only
matter of course.
The Woman's Club will hold a pre-
liminary meeting Monday afternoon
September 18th with Mrs. Will Reed at
the Wright House. All ladies intending
to take the club work this year are re-
quested to be present so that their names
may be placed on the programs. The
club take up the study of the English
Essayists, except one Monday in each
month which is given to nineteenth
century art
Bryan's Comedians have come and
gone, and many gloomy Almaite is less
gloomy we have no doubt, for their
having been here. The company is
composed of genuine talent, and could
squeeze laugh out cf most any one.
There was a new play every night, and
the different actors seemed to be per-
fectly adapted to their parts. The last
play was exquisitely rendered, although
played here for the first time.
Rev. Jay Clisbe Of Mason, is moving
into the recently finished Osterhout
residence. This new home is one of the
roomiest, most attractive III Alma, and
is perched, high and dry, at the summit
of a beautifully sloping lawn. Mr.
Clisbe is fortunate in getting so nice a
house in the midst of such a dearth of
houses, but our people are still more
fortunate in having such man as Rev.
j. Clisbe take residence among us.
Notable features of Outing for Sept
ember include most timely description
by Edward Spur, of the trip from the
Coast to the Klondike. This trip is via
the Chilkoot Pass, and it gives detail in
formation which will be eagerly read
The article is profusely illustrated from
photos taken upon the spot. In a "Van-
couver Salmon" Ed w. Sandys we'll
describes the other end of British Colum
bia. Capt. Kenealy writes of Regatta
Week at Larchmont :" Malcom w Ford
of Specialization i'll Athletics" and
Paul Il. jerks takes the reader "Thro'
Sunny France Awheel The fiction is
"a romance Among the Rice. Birds, ="
by f. f. Peake Excellent short adven
ture lend the needful variety to an
excellent number
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
Not q PlCkpoCket.

One Of our adventurous young men
recently took trip to the east, and had a
few experiences which will not soon fade
from his memory. On board the boat
which he took at Detroit, were two
smooth, affable, young gamblers. They
struck up friendship with our young
Michigander, and set out TO fleece him
out Of what money he had. Perhaps
they might have succeeded, but the boy
shrewdly saw the trap and manfully
walked away. At Niagara, stupid,
would-be detective got the opinion that
our friend was pickpocket, and so led
the protesting, young suspect up to police
headquarters. There the lad was search
ed, and rudely thrust into a damp,
dingy cell, among half dozen blear-
eyed sots. His disgrace however, was
salvation to another. A man in the
next cell decided TO save his feelings by
ending his life He hanged himself by a
chain, and was already getting black in
the face. Our Alma boy could not get
to the choking man, but he could ham
mer on the door till the angry attendants
came TO chastise him. They took in the
situation, and restored the dying man to
consciousness after working over him all
night In the morning his rescuer was
given hearing He had to fairly fight
the obstinate and bungling detective
who insisted, spite in Of the absence o.
any semblance of evidence, that his
prisoner was pickpocket. Judge Mahor
saw differently, and released the boy
in time to see President Mckinley drive
| by. The young adventurer is now home
the same quiet, studious individual a.
before.
After the above was in type, we were
requested TO omit the whole article, for
fear it would seem that someone else
than the RECORD was the means OF
getting it into print. While we com
mend the modesty of our respected
petitioner, we think the story is too good
to lose, even if the request to omit ha6
not come too late.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
Additional Local.

T. f. Timby was home from Lansing
over Sunday.
Chas. Grooms spent Sunday at his
home in Stanton.
Geo. Fink was home from Crystal yes
terday on business.
Smith Butterfeld has resigned his
position with b. w. Ellison.
DR.. J. F. Suydam reports ten
pound boy at Geo. Emerick's.
Misses Jessie and May Frederick were
with friends in Ithaca over Sunday.
Jake Merchant and Mrs. Enos Kim
mel were married one day this week.
L. H. Hayt shipped his trotting mare
to Muskegon Wednesday, where she has
been entered in the races
Robt. K. Ross of Mccormick Semi
nary, will occupy the Presbyterian pull
pit at Ithaca next Sunday.
Mrs. @. Rush and son Claud have gone
to Oden, to join Miss Erma Rush who
is visiting her aunt at that place.
Miss Della Sigsby spent Sunday in
Grand Rapids with her friend Miss Ella
Frye, who formerly lived in Alma.
Bart Miller left this morning for
Grand Rapids where he will have an
implement display at the State Fair.
Mrs. Isaac Fink and son of Sagi-
nav have been spending a few days
with relatives and friends at this place
The worlds ploing record has again
been lowered. Star Pointer went a
mile a Readville, Mass, Saturday, in
:59i4.
f. j. Alverson has traded his property
in town TO f. M. WILEY, for farm two
and one half miles northwest of the
village,
The RECORD has been designated by
Auditor General Dix to publish the tax
sales of Gratiot county. 1t is not known
what date the publication will occur.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
Complimentary Notice.
WHOLE NO. 965.

Messrs. j. H. Lancashire & Co. beg to
announce that Mr.. James n. Ford who
has managed the Wright House for the
past year, has this day leased the said
Hotel and will conduct it and the
laundry and livery in connection there
with, on his own account We take
pleasure in commencing Mr.. Ford to
the public, believing he will continue TO
be found capable and considerate host
and maintain the present high standard
of the Wright House.
Alma, Mich, Sept. /, 1897.
j. II. LANCASHIRE q Co.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
LABOR DAY
EXCURSION RATES

Sept. 9Th will be a holiday and every
body is supposed TO 90 somewhere and
celebrate The G. & w. NJ. and d. G..
r. S w. Rys, will sell tickets on that
day to Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw.
and Muskegon, from stations within 100
miles, at ole way fare for round trip.
Return limit Sept. 7th. Celebrations
will be held at the above named points.
State Fair will be open at Grand Rapids.
GRO. DEHNvEN. O. 7. 4.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
Great Music offer.

Send Us the names and addresses Of
three or more performers on the piano
or organ together with ten cents in post
age and we will mail you ten pieces Of
full sheet music, consisting Of popular
songs, waltzes, marches, etc, arranged
for the piano and organ. Address
POPULAR Music PUB. Co.,
indianapolis, Ind.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
Notice

The annual election of officers Of Alma
Chapter N. i3 occurs OF Friday evening
September g. All member are urgently
requested 10 be present. BY order of
MARY +. TAYLOR, ABBIE MoNTIGEL,
Secretary. Worthy Matron.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
For Sale.

House and lot in block %, lot /, 2 and
3, village Of Alma, known as the Pritch-
ard property. Will sell cheap for cash.
or will trade for farm land Write TO
r. ). WeidInan, Weidman, Mich, for
prices, etc Yours respectfully.
gI5-tf j $ WEIDMAN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
German Lessons.

Parties wishing private lessons in Ger
man will do well 10 see me. will alsC
start class for children and will make
the extreme low price of 90 cents pei
month.
962.4w. PAUL ENGLEMAN
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
Notice

All those who have rooms they will
rent to students please report to me as
soon as convenient. Give location of
residence, kind and price of rooms.
j. w. EWING,
Sec'y Alma College.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03
T AIKEN Up.

Came into my inclosure three miles west
and one-hul mile north of Alma, on Aug. %,
one light isy horse. white spot In face. about
II years 3d. owner call and prOye property
and pay for this notice.
+. C.FERRIs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03

@. a. Kipp will be at your door every
day, with milk of course.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03

eleven room house and excellent lot for
4 sale. House ia good condition on stone
wall good cellar. well and cistern, wster works
connection. Good location. viii sell cheap
for part payment cash