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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-25
Real E-tate Traraters.

Helen j kneeland 10 y B,rcume
pt of ne sec II Pine River $500
A V Mar, hmont to Anna Wright
pit OF lot = blk Alma $780,. 3
j IA Mitchell to f II Evell sw of
ms sec - Pine River. 200
A " Wright t, 6 Young pit o!
lots - II - Is and Il blk 6
Anna Observation-Disclosures. 800
Ell Wood 10 f Gustin pit OF sec
u Pine River ............, 100
Jas Rrmalcy to John IIick,
OF ~ ne and ne Of ne of sc
sec ; Hamilton ......... 1,23l
Levi Murphy to a Il Dddley lot
232 Ashley. 49,. ......... 200
Geo p Dudiy to Harry Rose lot
232 Ashley ....... ... 81
Bessie Cameron to } l. McCurdy
j of ne sec II Pine River. $500
Jesse Burton to A A Coston sw
of ne sec Il Seville. 1000
g Ward trustee 20 + Sadler lot
Alma ...... .............. oVV
A Kirschner to j II Eiwell lots
) and blk IS ST Louis ..... 500
" A Webster TO a F. Anderson
nl of nv sec l3 Hamilton 49,.
ID Smith to Alice } Glynn lot
blk st Louis .. ...... 35O
NJ + Stashely to j A Stashely ne
of sw sec Is North Shade Loco
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-25
SEVERE HEADACHES.

u have been great sufferer from
headaches, having them frequently
for two or three days at a time. ami |
have been troubled with them ever
since can remember. The first bot
tie Of IIood'> SarsapariIla gave me re-
lief and continued It's use until !
was completely cured" Electa
Stewart. Watervlict. Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-25

DIR Fowler's Extract of Wild
straw berry i considered a necessity
i'm our house. 1t j. an excellent rem
edy for summer complaints, esp cially
with children" VIM. Reid. 90 Col
Iege street, Buffalo, y. y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-25

What lIood's >ar,aparilla has done
Tor Others il viii also do tor YOU
Ilood'~ Narsaparilla cures all blood
disease.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-25

Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy
to operate. Cure Indigestion, bill.
hOuSness. 2Jc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-25

Sprockel-Dld your wife run into
anything when she first got her
wheel: Boomer-Ncs; she ran into
debt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-25
NEW PENSION RULING.
When There is no Proof of Death of
Soldier.

Assistant Secretary Davis of the in
terror department has rendered de-
ci,on that will affect many claims for
pensions. He reversed the action OF
the pension Office IN the case Of Gather
me Gerozin GA widow Of soldier il
the Ohio infantry which rejected tn
claim for pension because there was NO
proof of the death Of the soldier. Zero
Yin left home in July, 1866, since which
time nothing has been heard OF him
The assistant secretary holds that
farther inquiry should be made con.
corning the man, and if nothing j.,
thereby developed throwing additional
light on the cast death may be pre-
sumed. under the act of March 3. 1896,
making seven years absence from homc
without intelligence of his existence.
ne sufficient Tor presumption Of death
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-25
No-To-Bac for fifty Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes veal
men strong, blood pure. Soc a. All druggists
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
An Ideal Hedge Plant.

This is what Professor Massey of
the North California Experiment Sta
ton calls the Citrus trifoliata. The
belief is general that none of the tree
oranges is hardy at the north, but,
according to the professor, there are
few places where this delicious orange
is not completely hardy. He says
1t passed through last winter in
Michigan safely. Its compact dwarf
habit makes this plant easy to keep in
good shape without hard pruning. Its
complete armament OF the strongest
and sharpest spines pointing in every
direction makes it a better defense
than even the honey locust. It makes no
suckers and it's roots spread but a
short distance and are not exhaustive
of broad strip of soil, as the other
plants used for farm hedges are. It
bears great profusion of the sweetest
of orange flowers, and loads itself with
little sour, seedy oranges, like lines,
which ripen in October. When the en-
tire hardness of this plant is fully
realized the question of the best hedge
plant will, think, be finally settled.
The plants are now so cheap in the
Southern nurseries that it will be easy
for the experiment stations and in
dividuals in the extreme north to test
their hardness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
OMEN Sabe ?

Quien Sabe-who knows-is phrase in
very common use among the spaniards,
and helps over many, many difficulties. It
Is expressive. What the weather may be
the coming Winter, who knows? It may be
snowy. wet. stormy, cold. freezing, and
full Of sickness and pain. who knows?
Some Of us to-day, hale and hearty, may
Lie on beds OF torture or bobble about on
crutches. who knows. Before the Autumn
merges into Winter many may have symp-
toms Of approaching trouble: of the ola
rheumatism coming on. or Of first attacks
begun; who knows? Who knows2 That's
q conundrum. But there is one thing
everybody knows, the best thing to do is te
be ready for the weather coming
and to take hold Of what is. Everybody
knows what is best. With st. Jacobs OIL in
the house, everybody knows they have
sure cure for rheumatism. acute or chronic.
1t Is likewise known that in any stage OF
It, the great remedy does its work OF cure
perfectly. If we suffer, we need not ask
who knows, when 1t Is so well known what
Is best.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
The FIgure-Head Of the "Constitution."

In 1884 Captain Elliot, who had been
second in command at Lake Erie un-
der Oliver Perry, excited violent po-
litical and partisan demonstration by
decorating, at the Boston Navy Yard,
the bow of the Constitution with fig
'ure-head of President Jackson. One
stormy night his Excellency was de-
capitated as neatly and deftly as if the
best tools had with patient labor en-.
listed the brightest sunshine in the
desecration. Marines and blueiackets
were held under dark suspicion, and
the country seethed in a ferment Of
keen contention. Rewards were Of.
fered, but in vain, and for years the
secret was we'll kept. It is now said
that seaman named Dewey was the
culprit, not for any political motive,
but because of a cherished antipathy to
the full-length image of landlubber
OF the bow while three fine old sailors
were compelled, with inadequate busts,
to smile grimly at the stern. How
ever, another head was secured to the
trunk with copper bolts so tremendous
that for many years age could not
.wither it nor custom stale the mistaken
ffortitude with which Old Hickory de-
fed the breezes and the brine.-Har'
per's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
dQQQS PIlIS constipation. Is cents.
The Cat Was Foiled.

In the yard of a Pennsylvania re-
Gently some partridges took up their
abode and built their nest. Pretty
little birds were Matched out after their
arrival, and the mother partridge was
proud of her progeny and took pleas
ure in caring for them.
A Maltese cat belonging to neigh
Dor made its appearance in the yard
not long since on foraging expedi-
ton, and, watching its opportunity,
made dash at the mother bird, caught
it and was taking it prisoner to his
own domain. The noise made in the
struggle was heard by the birds mate,
who came to the rescue, and regular
battle ensued. The male bird made
vicious attack upon the cat, pecking
with the beak and striking at it with
the wings until he forced the cat to re-
lease his prisoner. The two birds
then flew upon the fence and watched
the retreating form of the cat with
evident signs Of pleasure and salts.
faction, and no doubt congratulated
each other in bird lingo.-New York
Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
He Loved Truthfulness.

A careless mason dropped a brick
from the second story of a building on
which he was at work. Leaning over
the wall and glancing downward, he
discovered respectable citizen with
his silk hat jammed over his eyes and
ears, rising from a recumbent pos
ture. The mason, in tones of appre-
hension, inquired "Did that brick hit
any one down there?" The citizen
with great difficulty extricating him
self from the extinguisher into which
his hat had been converted, replied,
with considerable wrath, eyes, sir, it
did. 1t hit me-" "That's right" ex-
claimed the mason, in tones of undis-
euised admiration; 'noble man, I
would rather have wasted a thousand
bricks than have you tell me a lie
about it."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
The Part Machinery Plays in Farming.


The smallest implement upon big
wheat farm is a plough. And from
the plough to the elevator--from the
first operation in wheat-farming to
the last -one is forced to realized how
the spirit of the age has made itself felt
here, and Las reduced the amount Of
human labor to the minimum. The
men who ploughs uses his muscle
only incidentally in guiding the ma
chine. The man who operates the
harrow has half q dozen levers to
tighten his labor. The ''sower who
goeth forth to sow," walks leisurely
behind drill and works brakes. The
reaper needs quick brain and quick
hand--but not necessarily a strong
arm, nor a powerful back. He works
sitting down. The threshers are mere
ly assistants to machine, and the
men who heave the wheat into the
bins only press buttons. The most
desirable farmland is not the fellow
who can pound the 'mauling ma
chine" most Justify at the county fair.
He is the man with cunning brain who
can get the most work out ofa machine
without breaking it. The farm laborer
in the West to-day, where machinery
is employed, finds himself advanced
to the ranks of skilled labor, and en-
Joys O position not widely different
from that of the mill-hand in the East.
Each is tender of q machine.-Scrib'
ner's
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
A KITTEN IN A HORSES THROAT.
The Carnivorous Taste of the Latter AMI
NAL Almost Causes Its Death.

The Carnivorous Taste of the Latter AMI
NAL Almost Causes Its Death.
Pulver Michel is, or was, the name
of a big bay horse belonging to the
Krueger Brewing Company, in
Newark, that tried to swallow i've
kitten and was nearly strangled
operation. The stablemen now ca.
the horse "Katzenfresser.
Pulver Michel, or "Powder
Michael" 80 named because of his
disposition, is peculiar animal. He
has carnivorous tastes, and will eat
meat with as much gusto as the aver
age horse devours hay or oats. One
day, while standing hitched to wagon
in Jersey City, he ate large quantity
of beefsteak from a butchers stand,
and the driver had to pay 50 for the
animals extraordinary meal.
There is cat with several kittens
in the Kruger Brewing Company's
stable. The litter is four weeks old.
Last Saturday the mother cat took a
fancy to remove her progeny from the
place where she had hidden them to
the manger of Pulver Michel's stall.
She knew the horse, and had estab-
lished friendly relations with him. So
the cat leaped into the manger with
kitten in her mouth, dropped her
burden in the hay of the manger,
and departed to bring second
kitten. Pulver Michel had never
seen kitten, and, shifting
1T it, recognized in it piece of fresh
and tender meat. His great mouth
opened and gathered in the kitten, and
then trouble began. The kitten stuck
in his throat and used its claws. Pull
YER Michel stamped and kicked, and
the commotion aroused the other
horses in the stable, which stamped
and squesled. .:.. -.s.
The old cat returned to the manger
and ran about searching for her first
kitten. A stableman ran into, Pulver
Michel's stall, and, seeing blood run.
ming from the horse's mouth, called
veterinary surgeon, who found that
Pulver Michel was choking. His
eyes were dilated, and there was
large lump in his throat. The tongue
was scratched and bleeding from the
kittens claws.
The surgeon thrust his hand into
the horses mouth to try to extract the
object, but could not reach it. Look.
ing around, the stableman saw the
mother cat mewing in the manger. and
said: "I'll bet it's one of the kittens. ;"
He hunted up the litter and found that
one was gone. The kitten was evil
IDENTIFY still alive. in Pulver Michel's
throat, and, as it could not be extract
ed, the surgeon manipulated it by his
hands, and forced it down the throat
into the stomach. Then he gave Pull
yer Michel some pepsin and muriatic
acid, to help digestion. Pulvel
Michel has been sick since Saturday,
but is getting over his experience, and
will be at work in few days.-New
York Trihune '
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
Nesting Material.

When the nests are located in per-
fectly dry situations, there is nothing
better for a foundation than that
cheapest of material, dry earth. A
little tobacco dust added never comes
amiss. For the upper layer, lawn
clippings, hay or straw, excelsior, or
moss may be used. The least desira-
BILE of all these is hay, as the presence
of small seeds constantly tempts the
hens to scratch it from the nest. If
the owner considers it too much trou-
BILE to wash the eggs which may be
soiled, the slight precaution of keep
ing the nest clean and dry will add at
least one-half to the attractiveness Of
his basket of eggs.-New England
Homestead
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
Daring Skill OF q Parachutist.

Recently q parachutist gave several
exhibitions of his daring skill at Glas-
gov. One afternoon strong wind
carried his balloon rapidly away, and
it was some time before he could make
q descent. He touched mother earth
at moorland spot near farm house,
and an old man stood close by staring
in blank amazement. He had seen
the gaudily dressed being drop down
from the clouds. 'eWhat place is
thisp" asked the parachutist, In an
authoritative tone. The old man rev.
erently knelt down and clasped his
hands together, and his voice trem-
bled with fervent emotion as he an
wered: .'Good Lord, this is the par
ish Of Carnwath. ."-Harper's Round
Table.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
The Lettuce Seed Crop.

Always in saving lettuce seed.
choose that which has most leaves,
and which has grown without inter-
ruption from the seed. The practice
in many familiesis to pluck the leaves
three or four times, and when at last
the leaves begin to be tough, et.the
plant send up its seed stalks. Usual
ly the largest crop of seed will come
from the plant that has fewest leaves.
But it will not be worth planting.
Grown as lettuce for seed should be
without disturbing a leaf, each plant
will produce very few seed. Yet seed
from this nearly seedless lettuce is
worth any amount of the seed which
is produced in the usual way.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
LIQUOR Traffic in Alaska.

Miss Belle Kearn ey, who recently visited
Alaska in the interests of the W. G. 7. U.,
gives the summing up Of her observations
in communication to the Union Signal,
from which we Gull the following passages:
"The supreme question among the peo-
pie OF Alaska now is, What shall be done
with the liquor traff1c2 A perfect wall Of
despair is going up from the friends Of
temperance and prohibition while the
saloon men laugh them to scorn and push
their trade unmolested. The condition Of
this great northwestern territory striking
ly presents the inconsistency OF our ma
tional Government in its relation to the
liquor traffic. Congress has declared that
no liquor shall be shipped into Alaska ex-
cept for mechanical, medicinal and scien-
tifc purposes; but the whole country is
flooded with it. Any man, by paying q
small fee to the revenue agent; can estab-
lish grogshop in any place that suits his
convenience, put out his sign and fling
wide his doors. There are twenty open
saloons, In Juneau and just as many In
proportion to, the population in Wrangel,
Douglas City and Sitka, and in three" OF
these towns breweries are in full blast and
thousands Of gallons Of liquor are snug
gled In constantly by the boats and sold
illicitly. Low dance houses flourish, and
impurity, like a foul vulture, feeds upon
the people,"
At Wrangel she had an interview with
saloon-keeper, to whom she said:
"Have you license to run your ssloon?"
certainly! we get it from the Government.
You see 1t Is tackled up on the side Of the
WALL" turning his thumb in the direction
Of the bar. ''How much dill you pay for
it2" TWENTY-FIVE dollars" "How are
these licenses procured2" "From the main
Government office in Portland. Or, or
directly from the revenue agents who come
up to issue them to u.s. do you sell
much liquor?" eyes, indeed!'' "Do you
sell to Indians9" "No, no." was the excit-
ed reply, muttered between closed teeth,
and, turning around, he walked of. $50
did I, with sovereign contempt In my
soul for Government that could so dis
honor itself.
A missionary at Wrangel told her that
the white men brought heliquor in bottles
and jugs, then sold It privately to the ma
tives, who were constantly debauched by
1t. 1t is almost impossible to indict man
for violating the law, because no one will
testify in court against him, and II he did,
no jury would find true bill. The Indians,
who are the chief victims OF the white
mans greed, maintain an unbroken silence,
because they want the whisky and are not
conscious-smitten As to the way It Is OBJ
tained.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
A Grand Army Post Of Priests.

There has recently been mustered
in Grand Army post in Notre Dame,
Indiana, of which every member is
either a brother or a priest of the
Order of the Holy Cross. The Com.
mander is the Very Rev. William L.
Corby. famous fighting chaplain in
the War and now Provincial of the
Order for the United States. The
Vice Commander is Brother Leander.
There are but twelve members. OF
whom one is General William A. Ohm
stead, who is soon to become priest.
New York World
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
believe that the field is by no means
fully occupied.

believe that the field is by no means
fully occupied.
To succeed in this it will often be
necessary to lay aside preconceived
ideas. Tempering cream by the sense
of feeling or determining acidity by
taste, will not answer. Butter owes
it's good qualities very largely to it's
treatment in the ripening vat and only
to small degree to the worker.
The essential features of good but
ter making are, pure, sweet cream
of proper consistency ripened rather
slowly ut temperature of 58 to 81 de-
grees, or a little higher with or with
out starter. The acidity at churning
time should not be far from or per
cent, preferably under than over,
though the writer has recently made
sample of butter which scored ninety
nine points in possible one hundred
from cream which at churning time
showed 0.745 per cent.
Churning temperature is governed
by the per cent. of butter fat and de-
gree of ripeness of the cream, also the
character of the herd and period of
lactstion. The temperature should be
such that from thirty to sixty minutes
is required for churning. Cream ought
never to be churned when it breaks in
from five to ten minutes, as such treat
ment is ruinous in point of quality and
economy.
Excessive washing Of butteIb is al
ways at the expense of the flavor. IF
in just the right condition, it requires
very little washing. Some prefer
washing Of brine at temperature of
fifty-four to fifty-eight degrees. Good
results are obtained in this way. The
flavor is supposed to be removed in
less degree than by the use of pure
water. Color and salt of the best
quality are to be used in quantities to
suit the trade. Working is important,
i. e., it is important to do just as little
of it as will answer the purpose of
evenly incorporating the salt and re-
moving moisture.
Strict cleanliness is to be rigidly OBJ
served with every implement and in
every operation from beginning to end,
not one day in seven only, but every
day in the year so long as the business
continues.-American Agrioulturist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
societv,s Drinking Customs,

The drinking customs Of society are the
hardest OF all things to fight. Why do peo-
pie who ought to know better, and who
really dc know better, but who do not act
according to their knowledge, persist in
remaining slavishly subservient to the old
custom OF serving wine at weddings and
other social affairs? 1t is we'll to be hos
pitable; but when, in the sacred name of
hospitality, young men are made drunk, 1t
Is time to at least give the matter Of ban
ishing wine serious consideration.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
HPurer M0rala.V

Very significant. is the comment Of the
editor Of the New York Mali and Express
upon the falling off in the sale Of liquor as
better health, purer morals, happier fam
lilies and larger comfort for thousands Of
deserving persons"
II words mean anything, these words
mean that the more liquor Is sold and
drank the more the health OF the nation
will be sspped, the moral life contaminat-
ed, the family circle broken into and the
homes Of the people robbed Of the comforts
Of life. This is terrible Impeachment OF
q traffic licensed by law, supported by the
votes Of Christian men and defended by
statesmen. "How long, o Lord, how
long!"
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turn coupler. Pins 60 through holes
in the upper ends and are attached to
the woodwork of the stall. A cord is
fastened to the device for raising or
lowering as required. When not in
use it is raised and is we'll out of the
way of everything. In use, it does not
interfere at all with the animals move
ments, except to prevent his being too
free with his feet and legs.
To prevent thieves taking horses out
of the stable place bar of iron across
the doorway, as shown in cut, one end
(a) entering far enough through the
doorpost to allow the other end (b) to
fit into socket. An iron key is put
into hole in the bar near (a) and pad
locked there. These two devices are
not patented and they are effective
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Private Dairyman's Opportunity.
Creamery butter is the standard in
the markets. because it is uniform and
can be had in quantities sufficient to
supply the retail trade, says F. W. Moss
man, of Massachusetts,. The creamery
man, however, has his trials. The
impossibility Of overseeing the pro.
duction and first handling of the milk
is serious difficulty, often causing q
lower grade product. Unless first
class buttermaker can be obtained,
much loss will result in many ways.
It is because of these drawbacks
that there is still an opportunity for
expert private dairymen to make a
butter far superior in quality to the
average creamery product. There
are people in almost every village and
town who are glad to obtain for family
use strictly gilt-edged article at its
true value. To limited extent this
demand has been met, but I am led to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10

With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is blood or
constitutional disease. and in order to cure
It YOU must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and acts d.
rectly ON the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not ouack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one of the hest physicians in
this country for years. and is q regular pre-
scription. IT is comnosed Of the best tonics
known. combined with the best blood purifiers.
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur.
ing catarrh. Send for testmonials. free.
FIJI. CHENEY G. Co.. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. price. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.