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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08

If n patch of Canada thistle is large
pillow the ground. The spring is
good time to begin, but it will answer
any time until near the blossoming sea-
son. When the ground is plowed the
thistles must all be buried. After bury
ing let the ground he worked on the
surface, SO as to keep the thistles vir-
tually from showing above ground. If
this Is faithfully done for one season
the thistles will be all gone. The vital
ity of the roots leaves them and they
die for want Of air When thus dealing
with them any implement that will stir
the soil for a couple of inches and will
cut off all the thistles will answer the
purpose. When but few plants appear,
which "ill probably be the case late in
the season, they may he cut most cheap
ly with Il sharp hoe. - Orange Judd
Farmer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the
conditions of one certain mortgage
made and executed on the cath day OF
April, A. D. 1908, by John Sanders
and Frances Sanders, his wife, to the
FIRST STATE BANK OF ALMA,
MICHIGAN, which said mortgage
was duly recorded in the office OF
the Register of Deeds for Gratiot
County, Michigan, in Liber 100 OF
Mortgages on page 229, upon which
mortgage there is now due at the date
of this notice for principal and in
terest the sum of two hundred eighty
FIVE and 75-100 dollars ($2s5750 and
also the further sum of ninety and
s4-1Oo dollars ($9O.34) for taxes paid
by the mortgage, as in said mort
gage provided, and an attorney fee
of fifteen dollars ($15,) together with
other legal and taxable costs of this
foreclosure.
And no suit or proceeding at law
OF in chancery having been instituted
to recover the debt now remaining
secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof.
Now therefore, notice is hereby
given that by virtue of the power Of
sale in said mortgage contained, and
in pursuance of the statute in such
case made and provided, | will sell
the premises described in said mort
gage at public vendue at the north
front door of the Court House in
the Village of Ithaca, Michigan, on
MONDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1906, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of said day
for the purpose of satisfying the
amount then due on said mortgage
together with the amount paid for
taxes, with interest thereon at seven
per cent per annum, together with the
legal and taxable costs and an attor-
ney fee of fifteen dollars.
The premises described in said
mortgage are dS lolloNS' Lot Nuii
Der Twelve (12) in M. Z. Ely's adj
dition to the Village (now city, of
Alma, Michigan, according to the
recorded plat thereof
Dated, June 9th, 1906
FIRST STATE BANK OF ALMA,
MICHIGAN,
Mortgage.
JAMES c. KRESS,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
BIG FARMING.
Use OF Traction Engine In Harvest
ing, Flowing md Seeding.

ing, Flowing and Seeding.
The traction engine has long had a
place in the list of mechanical helpers
of the farmer, but of late this type of
iron horse has been demonstrating Its
usefulness In a wide range of new du-
ties. From the single task of hauling
thrashing outfits its work has expand
ed until now we find the tractable
tractor lending the greatest assistance
to the tiller of the soil In clearing his
land and in blowing and narrowing as
well as in harvest operations. More
over, the traction engine has proved a
godsend on the great wheat farms of
the west where the grain simply could
not be handled by the old fashioned
methods, principally because Of the inn
possibility of securing sufficient har-
vest hands.
The new responsibilities which have
been put upon the tractors have nat
of the traction engines themselves. The
new traction engines are not radical
~ different from the old fashioned style
with which our readers have been IA
miliar for years save that they are lar
ger and obviously more powerful. The
up to date traction engines are found
in several different designs, embodying
the ideas of different inventors.
Operating the Traction.
The traction engine it should be eX-
planned, is of the three wheel type. The
front wheel is hung in n circle, guided
by friction rollers and is operated by
power. 1t is very easily handled, and
the main wheels are placed so far for
ward that In working hard there is
practically no weight on the front
wheel In such a case the steering is
done almost entirely with the frictions.
The value of the tractor in harvest
ing has long been recognized, but farm
erS who cultivate large tracts are only
just now coming to realize the useful
ness of these powerful aids in blowing,
seeding and kindred operations. How
ever, most convincing evidence of the
possibilities of the field is afforded by
the sight of a wide wheeled farm en-
CINE drawing five gangs Of six ten-inch
plows, with seeder attachment and har-
rows behind, and blowing, seeding and
narrowing n strip twenty-five feet wide.
Such an outfit finishes from fifty TO
eighty acres per day.-Farm and Fire
side.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
Irrignted sweet Corn.

One farmer. located in Winchester,
Mass. who grows ten acres of sweet
corn, plants all of his five feet apart.
He irrigates that corn with water
pumped by one of those pumps which
deliver 10000 gallons a day. He
told me II cost him not over So n day
to supply the water to that corn. His
corn rows are about GOO to 700 feet
long. and the water will run from one
end of the piece to the other without
going out of sight. On some land you
can't do that AS soon as his corn is
picked. about the 25th or the 2Sth Of
July, he sells the whole thing to milk
men in the reighborhOod plcws the
ground and plants it to celery five feet
apart, and he irrigatcs for the celery
in the same way.-Cor. American Gull
tivator
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
Shipping Lima Beans.

Many lima beans cannot be shipped
in bulk, because they heat the easiest
Of all vegetables, and heating results
in souring, sprouting, mildew. spotting
and decay. Although itself green and
full of water. the lima bean must be
absolutely free from outside moisture
when packed for shipment, advises an
exchange. Nor must the package in
any way get wet or total loss will
result inside of twelve hours.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
EBEN M. BYERS.
New Golf Champion of America and
His Winning of the Title.

Youth will be served" once said n
famous old pugilist Eben NJ. Byers.
the new amateur golf champion of
America, proved the truth of the re-
mark in the recent contest In which
he won the title. Byers, while not
youngster by any means. is many
years younger than the two veterans,
Walter J. Travis and George S. Lyon,
the Canadian, who were his closest
rivals for the championship. Any one
OF the trio had a chance 10 win the
victory, and fortune smiled sweetly on
youth
Byers, who halls from Pittsburg,
once had a humorous experience in
Chicago at championship tourney.
An attendant at the clubhouse had a
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
Poultry Houses of Concrete.

Poultry houses built Of concrete are
strong, warm, frostproof fireproof,
cheap and everlasting. They are prac-
tically free from mites and lice and can
be quickly renovated and cleaned. At
least these are some Of the claims
made by their advocates.
The picture from American Agricul-
turist shows an incubator room of con-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08

TOOTHACHE.
slivers out of elephants feet, oiling
their leathery sides and looking for
popotamuses are just what he likes TO
do. A hippopotamus with toothache
is not the most amiable thing In the
world, but soothed by Snyders sym
pathetic touch Mr.. Hippo will open
wide his ponderous jaws and stand like
patience on a monument while the vet
eran keeper locates the offending mo-
lar and plugs it with wad of cotton
soaked in oil of cloves. If animals
could draw up resolutions Billy would
be able to paper his rooms with them.
Snyder and his predecessors in the
New York zoo have been remarkably
successful in raising appropriateness.
Seven baby hippos have been born
there, five living to maturity. Caliph,
father of the herd, is the biggest hip
popotamus in captivity. He weighs
four tons and eats a ton of hay for
breakfast His wife, who was Miss
Murphy, weighs three tons Their first
child died in infancy a year later
came Fatima, who has toured the
world with a circus Their next baby
died. Cyrus and Iris were sold to
Hagenbeck for $4,000 and a miscel-
laneous lot of rare animals to boot
Miss Croker was sold to the Chicago
zoo. Pete, the latest, is still in the
New York park. You can buy him for
$4,000
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
Forage Items.

Rye sown Sept 10 to 10 two bushels
to the acre will be ready to feed about
May %.
Wheat sown at the same time and
same rate will be ready to feed about
June I.
Redtop at the rate of one-half bushel,
timothy one-quarter bushel and clover
ten pounds sown in September will
furnish feed by June 20.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08

"" HE scholG in politics" is a
familiar phrase, but ~'the au-
thor in politics is a phrase
which still possesses some
novelty, In this country at least. An
idea has prevailed that all the authors
In politics are from Indiana. The fact
that Booth Harrington and some other
Hoosiers noted In the literary world
have dabbled in politics forms a basis
for the impression, but II now proves
that Indiana has no monopoly Of the
article. New Hampshire has an au-
thor politician, too, and he is no less
a literary parsonage than Winston
Churchill. Mr.. ChurchilFs latest work.
"Coniston," deals with the problem Of
the political boss. In Jethro Bass he
has typified the well known character
who obtains control of party machin-
cry and uses IL for his own advantage.
From writing about things he thought
ought to be reformed TO taking an ac-
tive hand in bringing about the
changes advocated was easy, and he is
a candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor on an anti-boss, anti
corporation platform. He claims that
the government of New Hampshire
does not at present belong to the peo-
pie of the state as II should, hut is in
effect the property of a single power
full corporation, the Boston and Maine
railroad, and he says that if nominated
and elected he will see that the gov
eminent is returned to its rightful
owners.
The New York Sun has termed Mr..
Churchill a "carpetbag" politician.
That Is in allusion to the fact that he
Is an emigrant from another state and
not long since resided in Missouri.
Being from the land of Folk and Had
ley, how could he be otherwise than
a reformer? Admirers of Mr.. Church
Ill have claimed that he placed st.
Louis under a heavy debt of gratitude
when he helped to make it famous by
writing THE Crisis" and that after
the publication of this romance it only
needed the worlds fair to lift that
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
DENTIST TO A HIPPO.
BILLY Snyder, Animal Expert, and His
Novel Work In New York.

Novel Work In New York.
Billy Snyder. guide, philosopher and
friend of the big animals in the New
York geological gardens, has lived,
eaten and slept wfh elephants and hip.
popotamuses SO long that he can talk
their languages as well as he talks
United States. For many years Sny-
der was elephant man in Central park.
and he is known to every small boy
who ever visited the citys menagerie
armed with peanuts and sweets. No
body knows more about elephants and
hippos than Billy Snyder. Many a sick
monster has owed his recovery to
Billy's gentle ministrations. Pulling
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
INCUBATOR HOUSE

crete built by an enterprising Missouri
poultryman, i'm which, he says, he ran
number of incubators right along
during the very coolest weather. He
keeps his concrete poultry houses nice
ly whitewashed inside and out and
says the cost Of these houses was less
than If they had been built of lumber
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08

stock OF hedglasse., which he rented
10 spectators who wanted to watch the
players without leaving the clubhouse
veranda or balcony.
How much do you charge for those
glassesT asked Byers one unpleasant
afternoon.
twenty-five cents" replied the at
PENDANT.
"Why, on foggy day like this per-
son could not see anything with the
glasses" answered Byers, land you
ought not to be allowed to do business
today"
"Oh, that's all right" said the young
financier behind the counter. IF you
could see anything with them 1N
charge you 80 cents"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08

81 have been somewhat costive, but
Doan's Regulets gave just the results de-
sired. They act mildly and regulate the
bowels perfectly. Geo. b. Krause, 500
Walnut Ave, Altoona, Pa.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08

A liquid cold cure for children that is
pleasant, harmless and effective is Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar. Superior to all
other cough syrnps or cold remedies be-
cause it acts on the bowels. An ideal
remedy for Coughs, Colds, Group, Whoop-
ing Cough and all durable lung and bron
chiol affections in child or adult. Sold
by Geo. Sharrar.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08

Why take dozen things to cure that
cough2 Kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar allays the congestion, stops that
tickling, drives the cold out through your
bowels. Sold by Chas. Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08

If you have taken everything else for
constipation and have not taken the
tonic-laxative, Celery King, you have
made Il serious mistake. Celery King
is the great blood vitalizer and builder.
up of men and women. Price % cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
HUMPHREYS

HUMPHREYS
Specifics cure by acting directly on the
sick parts without disturbing the rest Of
the system.
No. for Fevers.
No. " Worms.
No. Teething.
No. Darrhea.
No. " Coughs.
No. 8 " Neuralgia.
No. 9 =" Headaches.
No. 10 Dyspepsia.
No. IL Z" Suppressed Periods.
No. ~ Whites.
No. Is " Group.
No. II The Skin.
No. 10 rheumatism.
No. 16 &" Malaria.
No. 10 Z" Catarrh.
No. 30 Whooping Cough.
No. 81 The Kidneys.
No. 80 e." The Bladder.
No. II La Grippe.
In small bottles of pellets that fit the vest
pocket. At Druggists or mailed, 25c. each.
Hsss- Medical Guide mailed free.
Humphreys Med. Co., Cor William & John Streets.
New York.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
AGRICULTURAL, COLLEGE
EXCURSION.

On Thursday, August 23rd, the Ann
Arbor Railroad will give its Annual Ex-
cursion to Agricultural College, Lansing,
Mich.
Train will leave Alma at 1854 a. m.
Fare for round trip Sl.40. Coaches will
run through to Agricultural College
Grounds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
Feeding the Milk Maker

Feed the calf, feed the heifer, feed
the bull, feed the COW when in milk
when dry. 1t is not with any inten-
ton to detract from the benefits to be
derived from better breeding that so
much is said about feeding, but to
warn against that too prevalent idea
that breed will accomplish all without
feeding. 1t has been our experience
that the man who has learned the prin-
ciples of better feeding, and adopted
them, very soon learns how to improve
by better breeding and selection. There
is no intelligent dairyman who does
not know that n very large percentage
of the COWS in this country are not pro-
ducing to their fullest capacity and
that because of the fact that they are
insufficiently fed.-D. Drummond, OF
tawa, Canada.
Salt For the Dairy Cow.
Extensive tests and Investigations
have been made by the Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station for the purpose of
determining the ACCESSIBILITY of adding
salt TO the ration of dairy cows. AS
result of these trials it is recon-
mended that dairy cows in Wisconsin
be given at least one ounce of salt per
day. Exceptionally heavy mixers will
require more than this. 1t is also said
that the amount of salt which must
be supplied directly will vary greatly
in different localities, it being more at
high elevation and at places remote
from the sea.
From Green to Dry Food.
How shall the dairy COW be changed
from green food to food more dry
with the least shrinkage in the milk
flow? The answer to this question
will he modified specifically by local
ity, but some things may be said with
reference TO it that will apply to any
locality, according to Professor Shaw,
who advises in American Agricultur-
list: AS soon as the pastures begin to
fail in quantity, so that the COW must
necessarily begin to work for her food
unduly, supplemented food must be fur
nished. AS soon as the grasses begin
TO materially lose their succulence
more succulent food should be pro-
vided. The former may be furnished
as mill feed or in the form of soiling
food the atter will be furnished as
soiling food If the dairyman can fur
nish both nutriment and succulence in
ample supply in the soiling food, then
outlay for mill feed is not necessary.
and this certainly should be his aim.
The soiling food at such time will
be peas and oats, alfalfa or some other
soilng food preferably leguminous in
character.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-08
~ >-1
Colonel Churchill
of Cornish

n HE schol~r in politics" is
familiar phrase, but s'the au-
thor In politics" is a phrase
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-28
RAILROAD DIVIDENDS.

Union Pacific placed on 10 per cent dividend basis is
the sensation railroad finance but the santa re could pe
paced on the basis II thought desirable by It's man
aeement Its net earnings have increased at an I'M
paraleled rate unrl hardly possible to conceal them
longer by devices finance such as the maintenance o.
way and structures and equipment etc santa Re common
in the last twelve months has earned 2z per cent diV
dends though no dividend has been declared or VIII
he Earnings instead going directly to the stockholders
in the way dividends have gone into mproI Iemens ano
increased capitalization Ten years ago manenanee OF
equipment per mile road amounted TO $5st but since
1901 this element operation has been above
81 ooo every wear per mile OF road reaching sSl4 last
wear an increase per cent in the maintenance
of equipment every mile OF the road II Is not mag
ed in financial circles that such Increased cost mas
occurred but as in of the railroads net
earnings have concealed through devices OF book
keeping OF which this one Maintenance Of way and
structures has shown large increase amounting TO
50 per cent every mile of road sven the obsequons
wall street Summary remarks that in some circles these
charges are considered somewhat excessive indicating
concealment OF earning power
Commenting on this well understood bookkeeping prac-
tce OF conceament profits the Interstate Commerce
commission in its report three years ago remarked
"one other thing is worthy OF note. In order to
determine whether charges reasonable or un
reasonable Il is necessary TO know what of profit
the carrier is deriving the imposed what amount
of money is received and what way It is expended
makes a wide difference whether the revenues OF inc
carrier are used up cost OF operation or are
en,a oyed in adding the permanent value Of 1T property
III carriers do not report fail to make full re
port no penalty is provided result certain raway'
have habtuay refused to state what permanent improve
ments are charged to operating expenses others wh
sing 10 distinguish evidently do not The result
that the earnings given in our statistical reports DO
show the actual net earnings of our railways whole
and this is especay so of the last few years. during whc
, most extensive improvements have been made"
IN It's last annual report the commission repeated It
criticism OF practice Of concealng earnings is ON
tho rain why asked for pOwe
to direct how the shoud be kept an
= 20 Inspect then
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-28
ROOSEVELT CHARACTERISTICS.

The Baltimore sun, which can not be accused Of being
Democratic organ or enemy Of Roosevelt contains IN
its issue OF August the following just criticism OF thal
gentleman:
president Roosevelt az the originator OF policies as
the guide of pubs opinion the arbiter of legislation by
congress has been often has sometimes sac
rihced the subssnce the shadowfor something much
less than the public expected He has ridden roughshod
over the constitution ana tradition and has aroused se
fear among very large element OF the American people
that he not afraid unwilling 20 carry his innovations
far beyond the danger point His policy in regard TO
Panama ana sanro Domingo not the policy OF a
president guided by sorupuous regard Tor the constta
ton Mr. Roosevelt therefore has only himself to blame
if many fellow citizens queson the sincerity OF MS
professions OF reverence for the law
1T nay be that personally he detests politicians with
low and cunning methods OF influencing elections and egs
laon yet Mr. Roosevelt has wholly detached himself
from such influences Regardless OF the tact that Mr.
Rooseyelts sincerity n private life is not questioned b.
his political opponents his Official acts contrasted with hi
professions as civil service refoimer respeeter
the law ana the constitution, raise than REASONABLE
! doabt as 10 his absolute sincerity public OFFICIAL
There is often method in MI. Roosevelts seemin
mpetuosltya calculating shrewdness sn what baseDa
people would call plays TO 'he srands'ana
.ir Roosevelt respects the laws and the constitution
SO long as they do not in the way Of pet pfoiec
but tries TO look them cowboy fashion when they d
Ar Roosevelt prefers jumping over fence u he can
but he viii creep through II he must
undonbtedly the sun has carefully studied and co
rctly deneaied the character OF Mr. Roosevelt IN "a
editorial quoted He Is mixture Of good and bad
mot men are. He is political saint and perhaps do'
not claim 10 be- He born opporrnist ready 70 geth'
everything into his net and claim the credit II 4 turn
ou well ana lay blame others lt turns out dsa
rously The people are anxious for reforms that h'
d are willing 70 accept the PROMISE for the deed and
promises Mr. Roosevelt s most lavish
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-28
The censua Bureau.

Hardly any institution OF the ma
tionaI government is of more impor.
tance or should possess greater inter-
est than the census bureau. Orig.
inally a census was merely a count
of the number of people, but gradual
" the scope of inquiry has been en-
larged and extended, until now the
bureau undertakes Investigations into
great variety of subjects TO obtain
the facts which students Of econom-
;cal. industrial and social questions
can make available in drawing useful
conclusions. One recommendation Of
the director in his recent report Is OF
special importance. He proposes
~ i authority be given TO him to col
ie,t judicial statistics. The facts to
be ascertained are the number and
1 character of crimes and misdemean-
ors that come to the attention Of the
courts. and the disposal Of the cases
The oTenses and the offenders would
be classified, and thus valuable infor'
nation would be obtained which
would show the prevalence Of crime
al certain periods and In certain re
sdons. and exhibit the progress OF
the communities toward better OBJ
servance of the law, end better en-
forcement Of tho iaw.--Youth's Com
osnion.