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Sunday Morning Talk.
A Man With a Job.

I'm glad I've got job" was the spon-
taneous remark of the train conductor the
other morning, and it set me to thinking
Here is one man at least. earning moderate
wages. who is contented with his job 1t
means rather long hours, absolute conform
ity to certain rigid rules, frequent extend
ed absence from his family, but 1t also
means bread and butter, home, little
grass plot and garden, education for his
children. And because it means all these
things and more he Is happy and grateful
He is not enjoying the princely salary Of
the president of the road. He is not melting
his fellow-employes to strike for higher
wages. His main concern seems to be-and
have watched him carefully-to render
conscientious and faithful service to his
company and to look out for the safety and
comfort of his passengers.
/ wish there were more men as much in
love with their jobs as Conductor Steadfast
is with his. Sometimes it seems as If Ia
borers in general have little use for their
jobs, as if they are continually scheming
to reduce the hours Of labor and their out
put of energy when employed Their job
represents to them confinement, irksome
routine. hateful association. In the golden
age soon to be ushered in they think that
nobody will work-not even father.
OF course. the movement for the better
ment of Industrial conditions and the re-
lief Of laborers is a timely and necessary
one. The rapacious employer ought to be
restrained. The man who tolls with his
hands ought to have his fair share Of the
profits which he helps to make. The spirit
Of enmity between classes ought to- and in
time will, give way to industrial co-opera-
ton and harmony. But such an outcome
will not and ought not to make the job Of
the individual any less necessary. dignified
and worthy. Only as men one by one make
friends with their Jobs shall we have peace
and shall we make progress.
II man gets out OF q job his viewpoint
Is liable to change. Now steady work any
where seems to him boon. know an old
man who Is SO eager to be earning his daily
bread that the other day when his grand
son was unable to take a proffered posi-
ton as an errand boy he presented him.
self and said that though he was four times
the age Of his grandson, he thought he
could run errands just as well. The con-
Germ liked his spirit SO well that 1t ac-
copied him on the spot and he proved al
together satisfactory.
Soon in number of American cities there
win be imposing demonstrations of the
strength Of the laboring elements OF the
population. The professions. the exercises,
the personnel. the watchwords of organ
ICED labor are all significant. but the real
glsry Of labor is not the one special day, set
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try of the church. These six years Of SEM
mary life. together with the year of proba-
ton at Annapolis and the previous six
years classical course In college, make the
time Of preparation for q Redemptorist
priest q period Of thirteen years. Seven
years of this long course have already been
accomplished by the young men who left
Annapolis. This week. on the opening Of
the seminary. they will begin the six re-
naming years Of preparation.
The two young men who were the victims
of last Sundays sad drowning accident
were members OF the departing class. They
were regarded as remarkable among their
companions for their brilliant talents and
contributed to the triumphs Of the class in
their college days.
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bamboo pipe, and, taking bamboo pen.
write letter on bamboo paper. or he might
carry articles in bamboo baskets suspended
by bamboo ropes from a bamboo pole. with
bamboo umbrella over his head. He
might then take walk over bamboo sus-
pension bridge. drink water out of a bam-
boo ladle, and scrape himself with a bam-
boo handkerchief. The bamboo ingenuity
and persistency have produced bamboo
Joint results which you will willingly adj
NIT exhibit the potentialities and possibili-
ties or the Chinese people.
In the realm of engineering there is also
something to be said for them. / crossed
the Salween and Mekong rivers on Iron Eye
Bar suspension bridges worthy of the mod
ern graduate Of Lafayette College. These
swinging structures have carried the traffic
Of mail caravan routes these many years. I
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not study the written Chinese characters
for six years that they may read the
New Testament. So. again, he went to
work and connected the dots and made geo.
metrical figures for the Chinese sighted.
The result Is that instead ora native TAX
ing SIX years to learn sufficient characters
to read the Bible, he can learn to read In
three months! Hill Murray is the mans
name. and he is a kind. nearly blind. one
armed missionary.
Now comes the startling news that the
government commands all the twenty mil
lions of people living in Manchuria, who arc
OF sufficient age. to learn to read. Point out
II you can a similar occurrence In history.
The missionaries are and have been O great
success in and for China, and their sane
work Is beyond all praise. China IL awake
eningi
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apart yearly to arrest public attention To
see labor at it's best we must do something
more than watch the parade. We must, the
day after Labor day, visit countless fac
tories. foundries. farms and mines all over
the land and see the millions Of men and
women hard at their tasks The God-or-
dafned career for every man is the work
given him to do. Not In extravagant and
harmful pleasures does a mans best life
consist. but in the manly grapple with
the daily task. May the number of such
cheerful workers increase and their happy
faces and contented hearts prove that one
Of the best things that come to any human
being is job and strength wherewith to
DO IT, THE PARSON.
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Following Christ.
By



Again and again in His public ministry
Jesus called men to come to Him and to
follow Him. He issued individual calls
to some, as when He called the disciples
to follow Him. that He might make them
fishers of men, and when the rich young
nobleman came inquiring what he must
do to inherit eternal life. He issued
general calls, as when He said: Come
unto Me, all We that labor and are heavy
laden and 1 will give you rest. If any
man thirst. let him come unto Me and
drink
And yet it evidently puzzled the multi
tude then. 1t has puzzled many since.
that on more than one occasion He seems
to have discouraged them-when all the
world seemed ready to follow Him, that
was the time which He took to utter
"some hard saying" which cooled their
~rdor When they were about to take
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Archdeacon johnson Dead.

Rev. DR.. George Doudall Johnson, arch
deacon OF Richmond county. N. Y, died
during the past week of heart disease at
his home in I'd street. New Brighton,
N. Y, across the street from Christ Church.
Of which he was rector twenty-six years
DR.. Johnson was born June 16, 1884, at
Stratford, Conn. His father, Edwards
Johnson. was lineal descendant of DR..
Samuel Johnson, the first president of
Kings College. and of Dr. William Samuel
johnson, the first president of the college
after the name had been changed to Column
bla. He was also descended from iona than
Edwards. His mother was Anne Doudall
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John Morley on Henry Drummond.

10unH 1ItM.
The Rev. e. B. H. Macpherson tells that
he was some years ago a guest with Mr..
Morley In house IN Scotland. The con-
versation turned on Henry Drummond.
How was It," asked Mr.. Morley. "that
your church tolerated Drummond? HIS
views OF things were surely not the views
that are held by the Free Church" mo"
was the answer: but we never took him
seriously as thinker. No one ever be-
heved that he would seriously influence
the theological opinion of the church. We
regarded him rather as religious infiu-
ence." 'Ah. yes" Mr.. Morley replied. you
are quite right: he wasn't thinker For
quarter of an hour or SO the talk was Of
other matters Then Mr.. Morley returned
TO Drummond. you said little while ago
that Drummond was a religious influence
How did he show that?.. For one thing, he
eral years.. '.Ah. did he? That's better
than being thinker"
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True Education.
From the Christian World.

We want to train men and women to
think for themselves. to take an intelli-
gent interest In literature. inspolitics ana
In religion. and to see in their work more
than the means of winning their daily
bread. But such training means the co.
training OF body and mind-what the
Greeks called the musical Develop
ment of all the faculties of the man. 70
develop one faculty at the expense Of an
other is to introduce discord.
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Rev. Isiah Washington Home.

Rev. Isiah Washington and wife Of 1882
Church street northwest have returned to
this city after vacation Of three weeks at
Cripple Creek, Westmoreland county, Va.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
HARRIET

Miss Myra Carl and Miss Mary
Sharp, teachers in the Baptist Sun.
day school, took their classes, mum.
bering thirteen, out to Turks Grove
Wednesday for picnic. Very dainty
refreshments were served by the
young ladies and the faces of the
small children showed their pleasure
In honor OF the long and faithful
work done in the Baptist Young Peo-
pies society by one OF its most be-
loved and trusted members. Morris
Johnson, about 25 of his fellow MEM
bers took him down to "Stevie's Mon
day evening for farewell spread, as
he was leaving Tuesday morning for
Chicago to take a course in linotype
machine work. All OF his many
friends are sorry to lose him.
The St. Johns Sunday School held
their annual picnic at Grassmere Fri
day. They started from the church
in wagons at $50 After reaching the
grounds the day was spent in games
and other amusements for the chill
dren. AT noon a sumptuous dinner
was served and good time reported
by all
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04

and heard so we must stop-but-be-
fore doing SO few words about the
leading photographer of Breckenridge.
J. L. Hill is the man. For five years
he has been doing business. We called
on him and inspected his work He
makes good pictures and deserves the
patronage of every person in that
section of the county. Don't forget
him when you want your picture
took We will now close or the
regular correspondent will have no
place for local news.
THE TRAVELLER.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04

Eli l.. Brown left Saturday for LAX,
City where he will spend two weeks
Mrs. Minnie McCarty of Bay City
spent last week with Mrs. Eulah Han
nah.
Miss Jassamine Meade of St. Johns
visited at the home OF her father, FL
Meade of Alma.
for Mackinaw Island, where he ha.
secured work.
Miss Louise Jefferson of Washing
ton, Ga, is visiting this week at the
home OF Mrs. s. \. Vlict.
Miss Evelyn Stoddard of Sheri-
dan, is visiting at the home of her
uncle, II. \. Stoddard, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. a. Vliet spent
Wednesday with Mr. Vlet's sister
who lives two miles east of St. Louis
Miss Durkee, who has been visit
ing at the home OF J. T. Ewing, re-
turned to her home in St. Johns Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. G. Kress and
Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Convis attended
reception at the home Of w. d. Ise-
man OF Ithaca Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. Snellenburger
of Spalding, Ohio, has been visiting
Alma this week with the view of
locating in the city.
You ought to know that our Straw
Hat Cleaner will make last summers 5
straw hat look like new. All summer
for 25c only at Stannard's Central
Drug Store.
Mrs. Emma r. Green of Detroit.
was here last week in the interests
OF the supreme Maccabees. Mrs.
Green added several members to the
local organization
Friday evening a few members of
the Farther Light society of the Bap-
tist church very agreeably surprised
the remainder of the society. includ-
ing their pastor, Rev. II. s. Higgins,
by launch ride and a delightful
spread in Turks woods. About rs
were present and a good time report
ed by all.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04
A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
II. NJ. Cross and Wm. ~. sherman Fall
From SeaffoId and Are adly Iii
jured-Dr. McCIiuton Called.

Last Saturday morning, while II. NJ
Cross and VIM. II. Sherman were shing-
ling on a house being built just east OF
the Alma Manufacturing Co. S plant, the
scaffold upon which the men were at work
broke; throwing them both to the ground
a distance of some II feet. Mr. Sherman
metwith the most serious injury, breaking
his shoulder blade and otherwise being
severely injured. Mr.. Cross sustained a
badly wrenched back besides other
bruises. DR.. McClinton cared for the in
jured men, but owing to the seriousness
of their injuries it will be sometime be-
fore they will be able to continue their
work
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04
LIVELY BRECKENRIDGE
One OF Gratiot County's Busy
Trade Centers-Every Busi-
ness Man on the Jump.
A TOWN WITH FINE CHURCHES
The Baptist, Congregational and Meth
Odist Denominations Being
Represented.

Saturday morning az five minutes
past ten the representative OF The
Alma Record stepped aboard the train
for trip to the hutling little town OF
Breckenridge. Twenty-Five minutes
later he was. shaking hands with the
genial proprietor of Hotel Brcckcn-
ridge, who made him feel at home at
once. The most excellent dinner
served at this pleasant home-like
place, pnt our traveller in trim for the
work of the day
The first thing noticed about the
village was its activity The streets
were filled with teams and every bus-
ness man was kept on the jump.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04

Mt Pleasant is to have Y. NJ. c. a.
building. A canvass was made last week
and $40, 600 raised for the building, and
d. Fl. Nelson donated lot. 1t is CEN
trally located and when the building is
ready to serve its purpose, it will be
found a greater factor i'll moral advance
ment of the city than any other one thing
Now, As i'll every other small community,
no place whatever is afforded young men
for social chat except the street or a
saloon. Man is social being, and be-
sides being social, boys will and should
have diversion. The demand is as great
as for food and raiment, and must be sat
isfed. Mt. Pleasant deserves credit for
The loyal support she has given the project
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04
HORSE SCARED BY AUTO.
Upsets Three Girls, smashes the Buggy
ana Causes Serious Damage-Carriage
Owned by Doctor Day.

While out driving Sunday evening, DR..
Days daughter Rua, with two Of her
friends, Charlotte Smith and Irene Arndt,
were the victims of quite a serious acci-
dent. Meeting an automobile, their horse
became frightened and ran away with
them. The girls were so very frightened
that they were not able to hold the reins.
They were thrown out and dragged quite
a distance thus bruising them quite bad
ly. The girls received no serious injury,
except their fright, but the carriage which
was comparatively new, was nearly
ruined.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04

Something seemed to be doing every
minute.
For those who were fortunate
enough to have half holiday a game
OF ball was being played The Beth
any ball team crossed bats with the
Breckenridge nine, defeating them Is
to 3.
Tie tOWH Is WCTT S0PP17Cd VIII
churches-the Baptist, Methodist and
Congregational denominations being
represented
a call was made at the home OF
Rev Brent Harding, the pastor OF
the Baptist church. Mr. Harding is
a pleasant person to meet He has
been very successful in his church
work. For twenty-five years he was
connected with the mission work of
the First Baptist church of Bay City.
Before coming to Breckenridge Rev.
Harding did an excellent work at
Kawkawlin. We have the pleasure
OF presenting his picture to our read
ers.
Rev ] W. Hayward, the pastor OF
the Methodist church, was not at the
parsonage when our traveller called.
We hope we may have the oppor-
tunity of meeting him on Our next
visit and learn something OF himself
and his work
The Congregational pastor, Rev. II.
C. Snyder. gave us a kindly welcome.
\ copy of the Breckenridge Clarion
was furnished by him, which con-
tanned a report of THE Church Jubi
lee held Sunday and Monday. June
oath and 25th. Fourteen years ago
we spent several days i'll Breckenridge
but do not remember seeing a print
shop or a town paper This visit
we had the pleasure of meeting the
editor Of the Clarion and having a
pleasant little chat We also en-
joyed reading this weeks issue of the
paper. 1t is a clean. clear-cut paper
and should have large list Of sub
scribers May il prosper and grow
as time rolls onward
Time and space would fail us TO
give an account of all we have seen
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04
ALMA SUGAR COMPANY.

A company OF young people of this
city planned marsh-malow roast
mp the river for last Tuesday even
ing. When the time came for their
departure a storm was raging, so
those whose spirits were not damp
ened started about s o'clock. Owing
to the rain they were unable TO land.
so-.they sat in their boats and en-
foted themselves just the same. All
reported a good time.
Rev. A. c. Young is visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Young
on Superior street. Mr. Young has
Just graduated from Hiram College.
Hiram, Ohio, and has accepted the
call TO become pastor of the Christian
church in Wampum, Pa.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04
HOSPITAL NOTES.

Bernice Brainerd is visiting in Saginaw.
Miss Carsons visited Sunday and Mon
day in Shepherd.
Miss Mable Brainard is at home again,
after years absence in school at Toledo.
Miss Smith is still at Mrs. St. Johns,
caring for Mrs. Van De Mark, who is
very low.
Nineteen volumes of literary and medi-
cal works have recently been added to
the library.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04
A TRIP 70 OREGON
Miss Harriet Woodward Gives an
interesting Account of Her
Trip to the Far West.
OREGON A BEAUTIFUL STATE
Wonderful Scenery-0regon the Rop
Region Of the World-"The
Bridge of the G3ds.''

The following is an interesting ac-
count OF the trip taken by Miss Har-
riett Woodward, who recently left
Alma for Parkers, Oregon. The let
ter was mailed June 10Th and was
received by Mrs Woodward June 22.
In speaking of her trip Miss Wood
wards says
| got through all right. Train was
over six hours late at Portland.
There | had to transfer about two
miles. | had four hours nearly for
it, SO l took street cars instead of
buss. The scenery along the Colum-
river is simply Wonderful, many say
it is equal to the Hudson
The conductor showed me the is
land which was the old Indian bury
ing ground spoken of in The Bridge
OF the Gods, also the place where
the natural bridge was. You know
there is an Indian legend that a nat
ural bridge once crossed the Colum-
bia river, but when it caved in it was
an evil omen TO the Indians and that
their tribes should perish, which of
course is true. Now where this bridge
is supposed to have gone down are
the Columbia river rapids as a result.
You read all this in The Bridge
OF the Gods, new book written by
an Orcgonian.
My trip was comparatively clean.
The last day l stood in the vestibule
ON he 'back Of the train and looked
all ,he afternoon
Oregon is truly a beautiful state.
| never saw so much green in all
my life. went to a hotel and in
CURED about driving out. When the
hotel manager after finding / was
from Alma, called a Mr. Johnson,
who came from there five years ago,
over and he would not let me drive
out, but go to his home instead. I
hardly realize that I'm in the center
OF the hop region OF the world. The
yards are wonderful
] am going over to Salem by boat
some day We can take the boat
about half mile from here and get
a pretty trip down the Willamette.
! have inquired along about timber,
especially in our section. They say
they are buying and cutting quite ex-
tcnsvely in that section There has
been thousands Of acres OF timber
destroyed by fire, but scarcely any
more, for within the last two years
very stiff laws have been passed
about building fires, for in nearly all
cases it started from campers or
something Of that sort.
- - Z III, : III - : ------ - - i.-...!
the coast and we are planning ON go-
ing to stay a week
] met some fine people on the train
Have an invitation to come to Dallas
at the home Of the College church
pastor there. He and his little family
were just coming back from Canton, /
Ohio Am also invited over to Mon |.
mouth for part of commencement
week. Next week state normal is
there.
Love to ALL
4 II II I I
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04

Frank LennoN spent Sunday in Ithaca.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04

The following article from the Alma
Sugar Co., was written for our issue Of
June rs, but was unavoidably delayed.
1t will make interesting reading at the
present time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04
The city banks will close July 4th.

The city banks will close July 4th.
c. F. Brown spent Monday afternoon
in Breckenridge.
Tillie Isham Of ithaca, will spend the
summer in Alma
Miss Mary Pringle left Monday for
visit III Boyne City.
Hon. A. B. Darragh is expected home
some time this week.
Rev. H. NJ. Ronald OF Plymouth, is the
guests Of friends in this city.
Mrs. Ella Worthington of Ithaca, spent
Monday in Alma with friends.
Fourth of July the post Office will be
open from 9:3o to II:oo only.
Eli Brown and. family are enjoying a
two weeks vacation at Lake City.
Mrs. Will Alvey and daughter, of YES
taburg, spent Monday in Alma.
Mrs. Floyd Wilkinson and son Leonard,
of Ithaca, spent Thursday in Alma.
Mrs. VIM J. Henry of ST. Louis, called
on friends in Alma, Wednesday.
Cement walks are being laid on South
State street, near the railroad crossing.
Miss Bertha Marshall of Lansing, is the
guest of Mrs. Fortress of this city.
The excursion TO Detroit last Sunday
was well patronized by Alma people.
Clara Monroe of the Alma Mfg. Cos
Office force. spent Sunday in st. Louis
Misses Truda Bent and Blanche Serb
ner of Shepherd, visited in Alma last
week
Mrs. A. p. Mills of Alma and Miss
Martin of Thompsonville, spent Monday
i'll St. Louis.
Miss Agnes Lybolt was the guest of
Miss Myrtle Martin of St. Louis, the
latter part of last week.
Free mail delivery is one of the many
improvements promised the city of Alma
i'll the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. John Caple drove to Mid
land, Monday, where they will spend a
few days with their son, VIM. Caple.
Miss Violet Hess and mother, of Mt.
Pleasant, returned. home Monday after
a visit with Mrs. Fred Downs of Alma.
The smiling face of A.W. Davis was not
seen in the barber shop last week. Al
was not confined to his home by sickness.
Postmaster c. +. Brown has been look
ing after the preliminaries necessary to
inauguratiug free mail service in this city.
Miss Sarah Mcnamara has accepted the
position i'll the post Office, made vacant
by the resignation of Miss Winnie Tee
vans, which takes effect July n.
For the sixth time, Frances T.. Burns
of St. Louis, was elected Great Lady
Commander of the L. o. T. NJ. by the
Great Hive at Port Huron last week.
The interior of the business Office of T.
A. Johnston. General Manager of the
Central Michigan Produce Co., is receiv-
ing coat of white paint
The Christian Endeavor League of
the Presbyterian church held their
semi-annual business meeting We'd
nesday evening with Miss Emma Swi-
gart for the purpose of electing Off
GERS. The following were elected:
President, Emma Swigart; vice-presi-
dent, Olive Smith; secretary, Ernest
Ewing; treasurer, Ralph Won Thurn.
Punch and waters were served and
pleasant time was reported by all.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-07-04
MISS ANNIE LINDNER DEAD.

Sunday, death claimed Miss Annie
Lindner, aged II years, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs, August Lindner, Of this city.
Miss Lindner had been sick for sometime
and death caused by organic heart trouble.
Funeral services were held from the
house Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock and
the body laid torestin in Riverside cemetery