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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-24
NO LIFE, NO ENERGY, NO
AMBITION.

These are common expressions now
adays and the finger posts that poi Mt
with unfailing accuracy to a nervous
system robbed Of its vitality by over.
exertion, overstrain or over excess of
some kind. That anyone should all ow
this condition to go on to complete
mental, physical or sexual ruin as it
surely must if neglected. is a positive
crime when the cure is at hand in DR..
A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills-a medicine
designed expressly for this condition
a medicine that cures to stay cured by
resupplying the very essential OF life
Nerve Force. Mrs. II. Storey, of
Wright. ST., Alma, Mich, says: Last
spring l was badly run down and needed
a good general tonic. Something that
would build me up and resupply life
and energy. This l found in Dr.. A. w.
Chase's Nerve Pills got at Sharrar &
Mulholland's drug store. While | did
not use many OF them they gave me
the strength and energy l sought and
toned me up in every way. have no
hesitation in recommending them TO
others as very superior general tonic. "
soc box at dealers or DIR. A. w. Chase
Medicine Co., Buffalo, n. Y. See that
portrait and signature OF Dr. A. w.
Chase. NJ. ID. are on every package.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-24
CAUTIONl

This is not a gentle word-but when
YOU think how liable you are not to pur-
chase the only remedy universally
known and a remedy that has had the
largest sale of any medicine in the
world since 1865 for the cure and treat.
ment Of consumption and throat and
lung troubles without losing its great
popularity all these years, you will be
thankful we called your attention to
Boschee's German Syrup. There are so
many ordinary cough remedies made
by druggists and others that are cheap
and good for light colds perhaps, but
for severe coughs, bronchitis, Group
and especially for consumption, where
there is difficult expectoration and
coughing during the nights and morn
ings, there is nothing like German
Syrup. The IS cent size has just been
introduced this year. Regular size IS
cents. At Sharrar q Mulhollaud's.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-24
HAS DOUBLED IN VALUE.

"Mr. and Mrs. Frank Francisco and
son, frankie, came up from Alma last
week for visit with relatives. About
year ago Frank boughta forty five acre
farm on the old st. Louis road about d
mile out OF Alma, paying for it at the
rate of 500 90 per acre. Just recently
he was offered $1,000 per acre. He
holds it at $4,000 and will get his price,
as several OF Alma's industries are To-
Gated just at the edge of his farm
Glare Sentinel
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-24

DR.. O. L. Bell made a trip to Battle
Greek, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids
last week.
Miss Beitner visited at her home in
Traverse City over Sunday, returning
to the sanitsrium Monday evening.
Among the arrivals on last Monday
were Mrs. F. NJ. Nee, of Ann Arbor,
and her brother, Mr.. II. W. Lenard, Of
Manistee.
Saturday evenings entertainment con-
sisted of songs and stories by the guests.
The music was furnished by Mrs. Berry
man and DR.. Browning.
Mr.. Luther w Mcconnell and wife, Of
Chicago. who have been frequent guests
at the sanitarium in the past two or
three years, arrived last Wednesday and
will remain for a number of weeks.
Mrs. l.. G.. Parish, of Cleveland, o.,
has been visiting her sister. Miss Gum
mings, for the past week, and on Satur-
day MIR. Parish came from Philadelphia
to visit them for day or two.
Mrs. ID. Nj. Christian and Miss Clara
Woodland, OF Owosso, arrived on Wednes.
day of last week for an indefinite stay.
Saturday evening Mrs. Christians son,
Mr.. l.. II. Christian, came to visit her
and returned to Owosso Monday.
Mr.. VIM. o. Chambers, owner OF the
Chambers hotel at Frankfort, Mich,
who has been guest here in the past,
accompanied Mr. Thomas Colgrove
from Frankfort on Monday. Mr.. Col.
grove will be at the sanitarium a con.
siderable lenght Of time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-24

Criminal and Law Gases To he Tried at
the April Term of the Gratiot County
Court. 1908.
The following are the cases to be tried
at the April term OF the Gratiot county
court in the criminal and law divisions:

The following are the cases to be tried
at the April term OF the Gratiot county
court in the criminal and law divisions:
CRIMINAL
People vs. Clinton Nelson: larceny.
People vs.. Charles Clifford; malicious cutting
of trees.
People vs.. Thos. McGurn; illegal sale OF
liquor.
People w. Fred Hudson illegal sale OF liquor.
People ". Carl LeMay and Walter Bartlett;
larceny
People VS.. Frank seeley: rape
People W. Levi Haliwell; indecent exposure
OF terson.
People VS.. Robert Client: assault with intent
People VS. +. II. Martin; illegal sale of liquor
People VS.. Hiram b. Currence; illegal sale
of liquor.
LAW.
Geo. NJ, Rupert vs.. John Gundermani tres
pass on the case.
David vanLeuvan VS.. Columbus Navaree;
Charles Kingsbury VS. The Estate of Hiram
Harrington; appeal from probate court
T. $ Holmes vs.. Ammi w. Wright tespass
Joseph whaley vs.. Ann Arbor X. r. Co..
trespass on the case.
Valentine Bender vs.. Ann Arbor X. X. Co. /;
Daniel NJ. Sutherland vs.. Ann Arbor II. r. Co !;
trespass on the case
Fred w. Hooper VS.. David Cuverel; trespsss
on the case.
John c. Blanchard VS.. E. c. Churchill; as
sumpsit
sarah J. Cooper, VS.. Lewis B. woford
Hattie vanDyne vs. Augustus schartow
summary proceedings.
Inez Houck, by her next friend vs. Jacob D.
HelmaB -;
CBAEcERY.
Clara Ward vs.. AbsOlOm Ward divorce.
Nellie Dodge W. Edward Dodge; divorce.
Ida Wilson vs.. Wesley Wilson; divorce.
Roxy Rollin VS. Eli Rollin; divorce
Elizabeth Kinch vs.. Willard II kinch; divorce,
Ray Smith VS. Dora smith; divorce.
Elizabeth Davis VS. Hugh Davis divorce.
Silvia Kerschner VS. Walter Kerschner; divorce.
John L. Eastman VS. Arvilla Eastman; divorce.
James w. Bowers vs.. Isabella Bowers; divorce.
Emma Marcott vs.. Henry Marcott; divorce.
John Lake ". Adella A. Lake; divorce
Francis =. Simpson vs. Clara Simpson ;diyorc e
Saphronia bennington vs Elra j. Remington
divorce
Ida L. Sullivan, VS. william p. Sullivan; di.
vorce
Blanche Clark vs. Charley Clark divorce
Ella J Lane " Charles Lane, divorce.
Norman Saterlee W. Carrie w. saterlee di
vorce.
Lovina Teuuie vs Fred Tenne; divorce
Fred Elwo0d Va Lille EwOOd divorce.
w. 4. Patcheu rs Clara Patchen: divorce
Bertha summers vs. James Dermott bill to
set aside deed
Dresser Vincent vs. obcd F Crane: bill for
an accounting.
urer. bill 10 set aside drain tax
Geo. NJ Ruppert W John Gunderman; bin TO
set aside deed
Miles W. Bullock Va Franklin c. Parker; bill
10 quit title
Mary Jane Jenner vs. Ellie Fuller; Injunction
bill
Charles Bum W The Village OF Ithaca
demurrer.
John Hyatt VI james Hyatt, ct al bill to set
aside deed
Emma J. Alexander W. Fred 4 Bernard, ct
al: bill To compel delivery Of deed.
Charles a. Norris " Parker q. Harrington ct
al: bin 20 reform deed.
Burton I. Gee. as highway commissioner vs.
Charles clifford; bill 10 correct deed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-24
Notice TO Cemetery Lot Owners.

All persons who are indebted to the
village of Alma for lots in Riverside
Cemetery, are requested TO settle with
the village clerk for the same at once.
10 CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-24
To Cure a Colo in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II II fails TO cure
f. W Groves signature is on each box 25c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-24
CANITARIUM..
- NOTES.


To he recipients OF this paper who have not
regularly subscribed therefor wish TO
announce that the Sanitarum Company have
decided TO send the paper gratis. for a time to
all former guests al the SAL itarium.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

Money to burn" is a phrase that
one is likely to regard as belonging 70
modern slang, and of recent origin,
but it was used more than fifty years
ago, with a slightly different mean
ing, by farmer living in western New
Hampshire
This man-who may be calico
Smith, as that happened to be his
name-was sued for debt which Ee
declared that he did not owe, and ne
contested the charge hotly, but never
theless judgment was found against
him. Smith said the evidence was
false, and vowed he would never pay
the amount AS the law at that time
allowed imprisonment for debt, he
moved over the line into Vermont to
escape arrest.
Now, Mr.. Smith had always pr1ded
himself upon being an honest, law
abiding citizen, who paid his taxes
and owed no man a penny, and the
Injustice of the action against him
ranked in his soul. He wished to
show his utter contempt for the de-
cree and the court that had made such
travesty of justice, and to outwit its
officers in their effort to take him
| into custody. So every Sunday Ola
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

The following story is related OF
Gen. Clay's power as an orator:
A man was once being tried Tor
murder, and his case looked hopeless
indeed. He had, without any seeming
provocation, murdered one of his
neighbors in cold blood. Not law
yer in the county would touch the
case. 1t looked bad enough to ruin
the reputation of any barrister.
The man, as a last extremity, ap-
pealed to Mr.. Clay to take the case
for him Every one thought that Clay
would certainly refuse But when
the celebrated lawyer looked into the
matter his fighting blood was reused,
and, to the great surprise of all, he
accepted.
Then came a trial the like of which
has seldom been seen. Clay slowly
carried on the case, and it looked
more and more hopeless The only
ground of defense the prisoner had
was that the murdered man had
looked at him with such a fierce, muir
derous look that out of self-defense he
had struck first. A ripple passed
through the jury at this evidence
The time came for Clay to make his
defense 1t was settled in the minds
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
Had ''MOney to Burn .

Smith crossed over the Connecticut
river from Vermont and paid visit
to his old neighbor, Abner Grain He
MADE no secret of his coming, secure
in the knowledge that the law could
not reach him on Sunday, and he
took good care to get back before
the hour which ushered in the legal
weekdays.
After dinner Mr.. Grain and he used
to take a stroll about the place to
look at the crops, and then settle
themselves comfortably in chairs on
the shady porch and take out their
pipes for a quiet smoke. This was
Smiths happiest moment Reaching
down into his trousers pocket, he
would pull out a big roll of bank
notes and peel one off the bunch.
Leisusely folding the note lengthwise
into a spill, he would then reach over
and light it at the pipe Mr.. Grain was
already putting. and, as he applied
the burning paper to his own, he
would remark in complacent tones
between the puffs:
i've got money to burn, neighbor;
money to burn; but I'll never pay that
judgment with it, never! I'll burn
it all first!"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

What he slipped through his straw was
orangeade- One of the other two
was an equally well-known writer OF
historical novels. The third was
distinguished looking man whose occu-
patton was unknown to the others
All three had come together with the
easy good-fellowship only possible in
such resorts. What the writer and
the stranger slipped was not orange
ade
EYES," said the distinguished look
ing stranger, in reply to remark
from the clergyman, which had been
seconded by the writer, head work
IS, indeed, very trying, and the men
who earn their living by it need a
vacation now and then" He smiled
little in the darkness, for the
clergyman and the writer had lost no
time in announcing their particular
professions and in descanting upon its
| difficulties.
Yes, it is true said the novelist,
head work is the most trying of all,
especially when the hours are long
How many hours a day do you
work." asked the stranger.
Il always put in six hours literary
work every day." said the novelist.
'And you. sir?"
81 find four hours of mental strair
sufficient" said the clergyman.
And 1 work ten," remarked the
stranger.
Really? Head work." asked the
| clergyman and the novelist in chorus
Yes; every bit of it"
Special or general literature?"
Neither 1 am a barber" said thu
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
Woke Up in a Church.

Special Waterman w. H. P. Winey
heard strange sounds coming from
within the Brick Presbyterian church
early this morning, says an East Or
ange, N. j., dispatch, and summoned
Patrolmen Hector and Winter. The
three found all the windows and doors
fast; so they sent for the sexton.
When the door was opened they found
a man sitting contentedly in pew
This is the best joke on me that
ever happened" remarked the in
truder.
The policemen couldn't see it and
were about to arrest the man when
the sexton recognized him as a prom
inent Brick Church business man.
He had been walking around, he said,
to find his hat, and awoke in the
church. He was greatly amused be-
cause he is an avowed inf1del and
doesn't attend. 1t is thought the man
wandered into the church during choir
rehearsal and fell asleep. His hat
wasn't found.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
cash" Clay's Black Look.

of the spectators that the man was
guilty of murder in the first degree.
Clay calmly proceeded, and laid all
the proof before them in mastery
way Then, just as he was about to
conclude, he played his last and mas
ter card.
Gentlemen of the jury" he said, as
Stunning the fiercest, blacklist look, and
carrying the most undying hatred in
it ever gentlemen, if a man
should look at you like this, what
would you do?"
That was all he said, but that was
enough The jury was startled, and
some even quailed in their seats. The
Judge moved uneasily on his bench
After some fifteen minutes the jury
filed slowly back with Not guilty,
your Honor The victory was COM
plete.
When Clay was congratulated on his
easy victory he said:
1T. was not so easy as you think.
I spent days and days in my room
before the mirror practicing that look.
1t took more hard work to give that
look than to Investigate the most OBJ
truse ase"-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
Value of Water Routes.

Sir William Van Horne, who Is
practical and experienced railroad
manager, takes no stock in the prop
osition that by building all-Canadfan
lines of railway from Quebec to Van
couyer the grain trade of the North
west can be diverted away from wat
ar routes He SAYS: Never will
grain of the canadian West be hauled
to the Atlantic seaboard voluntarily
by any Canadian railway by rail route
alone. No railway will do it unless
forced to do so. No all-rail route, UNI
less forced by strenuous conditions ex-
plicitly understood, can afford to des-
pfse or to dispense with the water
route provided by the great lakes"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
FARMER OUTWITS SHARPERS.
Gets Five Dollars from Confidence
Men and Gives Them the Laugh.


Men and Gives Them the Laugh.
A. 1. Voorhees,, farmer living near
Trenton, N. j., turned trick on
brace of confidence men. Early in the
morning weHgroomed stranger
drove up to the Voorhees, residence
and asked if the Voorhees, property
was for sale. Voorhees, told him that
the farm could be bought, and the
stranger was shown through the mouse
and a tour was made of the farm.
The prospective purchaser seemed
to be pleased with the lay OF the
land and was going over the details
of a bargain when a man coming down
the road stopped them and asked the
way to New Brunswick. He claimed
to be from Alabama and said that he
had lost his way. The fellow pre-
tended to be insane and pulled a roll
of greenbacks and a pack OF cards out
of his pocket.
At the sight of the cards voorhees,
became suspicious. The man with the
roll said he wanted to get rid OF the
money, but could find nobody to take
It. He handed each of the men in the
carriage a five-dollar bill voorhees,
| stuck the greenback in his vest pocket
and. jumping out of the carriage, bade
! the men goodbye, telling them that
the game was too old for that locality
The man from Alabama suddenly re
| covered his reason and, leap1ng lntc
| the carriage, he was rapidly driver
| in the direction of Princeton, swear
| ing a blue streak as he went
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
5000 After. Forty Years.

Daniel Prime of Easton, Pa. col
ored man, has received letter from
Charles Smith, an attorney of Jack
son. Mich, stating that Prime is
legatee to the amount of $4,000 under
the will of Jonathan Moore of that
place
In the civil war Prime was SER
geant in company H, Fifty-fourth
(colored) Massachusetts, regiment
Jonothan Moore was a first lieutenant
in the Eleventh Michigan In opera
lions near Charleston Lieutenant
Moore was wounded in the leg Prime
took on his own blouse and wrapped
it around the leg to stop the now OF
blood. and carried the lieutenant to
the rear The men never met again.
but Moore learned the name OF the
man who had saved his life
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
1rickx Miss DAINTY Foot.

"Oh. dear!" said the girl with the
pretty foot, my shoestring has come
united again, and it feels loose enough
to drop off,
LET me tie it for you,' said her adj
rniring and accommodating young es
cort, and he knelt upon the step upon
which the young woman had poised
a dainty little shoe, while she looked
off into the distance, raising her fluffy
skirts ever so little that the offending
string might be manipulated.
Cant you do it," she queried a
minute later, as there was no evidence
of progress on the STEP
.Er-er-T' began the young man,
and the girl looking down, blushed
rosy red, ducked the small foot back
into place again in a jiffy, and pro
tested vehemently that she had for
gotten entirely that she had changed
the laced for the buttoned boots
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
scnre One for the Grocer.


The little town of Mercer, Penn,
boasts a green grocer with all the
wisdom of Solomon. The other day
countrywoman famous the county
over for the quality of her butter,
called on this old Silas Treevis with
the odd request that he take five
pound roll of her making, giving her
in place of cash an equal amount or
butter from his own stock. Knowing,
as he did, that her butter was better
than any he ever handled, and know
ing too, that she knew that 1t Was'
the old fellow became somewhat sus-
picious and questioned the womans
motive.
well, you see,'' she said finally
when l come to do the churn1n TINS
week found a mouse drowned In the
cream. and somehow our folks feel
kind O. ofish about eatin' this here
butter"
"And do you expect me to sell that
kind of butter to my customers?
Now, look here, Silas Treevis,
said the old woman, my buffers bet
tern any your customers ever gets,
and as for the mouse-well, what
they don't know won't hurt them
The old man took the butter and
weighed it, went to his cellar, and al
ter little while returned with roll
of a somewhat different shape, but
very much the same in general ap-
pearance, and this being satisfactory
to his customer, she took it and went
out
About a week later the country
woman happened in again
How'd you like the butter? asked
the old philosopher.
illustrate" replied the woman.
Folks eat it?''
yep"
We'll. maybe you was right, after
all, about what people don't know
not hurtin' 'em. You ct the butter
with the mouse in it, after all | jes
changed the shape of the roll little
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
Told at the Yacht Club.

Told at the Yacht Ciuo
In the New York Yacht club they
are telling a joke on a member who
dropped anchor a few days ago OFF
the Navesink Highlands. He went
ashore with his guests and visited
at two or three cottages, but through
some blunder the electric launch re-
turned to his yacht without him. He
saw two men in overalls and flannel
shirts fishing from a dory.
"Heyi'' shouted the N. Y. Y. c. plu-
tocrat, eff you'll row me out to that
vessel I'll give you a dollar"
"All right said the men, They row.
ed him out and took the dollar.
Thank YOU" he said, as he stepped
aboard. 81 might need you fellows
again. If you hear pistol shot, will
you come for me?'
"Nlre,'' said the sailor men.
Next morning they heard shot
and rowed out to the yacht. Another
dollar was offered and taken. Later
in the day the yachtsman was intro
in faultless fannels at tennis club.
Drinks were ordered.
'Well,' said the New Yorker, you
must have had good laugh at my
mistake yesterday"
Don't mention it," replied one OF
the boatmen. Jim and L matched
for your dollar and I won. 1t shall be
framed and hung in the billiard room
in my Boston home, with an appro
pirate inscription, as the first dollar
ever earned by the sweat of my
brow"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
Broke Long Silence to Quarrel.

For seven years Ark Fletcher and
his wife Martha lived in the same
house, says a Cleveland, Ohio. dis
patch, and yet the man never in all
those years spoke to her. This is the
declaration set up in the wife's petit
ton for divorce. And then, when the
seven years silence was at last
broken, she says, it was in quarrel.
She wants the courts 20 dissolve the
marital ties
They were married in Sandusky in
1863 Seven children have been born
to them, five of whom are now living
The eldest is thirty years old and
youngest nineteen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

Mother Jones, her small band OF
strikers about her, sat sewing in
lodging house in Jersey City she
was mending the clothes of the men
and boys of her army.
Il am used to roughing II, sald
Mother" Jones. Il am an American
Of the old style. l date back to the
times when everybody dined at noon,
and pie was our only dessert
Tell us about those times, said
reporter
well" said Mother" Jones, III
tell you about the Lake Superior
steamers OF the old days L rode on
,ne of those steamers in my g1rlhood-
Everything was primitive
Il remember how the captain OF
This steamer ON a Sunday morning,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
LIQUOR ONE CENTURY OLD.
Celebrities Invited to Visit Kentucky
and Help Drink 1t.


Col. Dick Alexander of Bells Ford,
on Salt river, Kentucky, has three
gallon jug of whisky that was dis
titled by his grandfather on Sept. 20,
1903, the day his only daughter mar
ried. On the same day that it was
made it was placed in the jug, sealed
and dated, and has been handed down
with the understanding that it was
not to be opened for 100 years. Those
who have handled the jug say that it
appears from the shaking as if about
half of the liquor had evaporated and
that the remainder is about as thick
as sugar-tree molasseS.
Alexander also has ten jars OF
peach preserves that were put up
fifty-three years ago. On the goth of
September the seal of the jug will be
broken and two jars of the peaches
opened. The old gentleman has in
vited a number of friends to break
bread with him on that day.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
Told by mother" Jones.

gathered the passengers about him,
held up his hand for silence, and be-
gan:
81 want to let you know that
meetin' will commence at oncet in the
aft cabin. Good singin and all well
come l would also state that | have
got up, in accordance with the wishes
of several passengers, an Indian foot
race on shore for barrel of -four
Select your own amusement, friends.
Il" said Mother Jones, selected
the meeting, and SO did all the other
women passengers. 1t was well for
us, too, that we did; for we learned
afterward that, though the footrace
was a great success, one of the In
dams entered it with nothing on but q
calico shirt and ended minus sven
that"