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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
From, the Records
Corps Of Forty
Special cerrsspen-
dents
RIvERDALE.

The warm sun brings the youngster
out
"a penny to a crack, they shout,
son Wall Street men grow rich and
fail,
And kids go broke at Riverdale.
Miss Mckee and Prof. Lyons were
called to Shepherd on account Of the
death of relative. which closed the
school until Thursday
We are pleased to see Ford Osborn
able to be out on our streets again, al
though he is assisted with pair of
crutches.
During the storm of Saturday morn
ing, lightning struck a large elm tree
within few yards of Chas. Green's
house.
Mrs. h. L. Moblo visited friends in
Shepherd over Sunday.
Mrs. A6ah Price, deputy great COM
mander l.. o. T. NJ. NJ, entertained the
commanders of Isabella and Gratiot
counties at her pleasant home in Alma
on Gratiot Ave. Mrs. Miner, the COM
nader of Riverdale Hive, was in attend
ance.
Mrs. Reuben King and Mrs. p. V.
Cash visited Vestaburg. Thursday after
noon, and while there attended review
of the L. o. L. NJ NJ
T. S. Talon and family were set upon
the highway last Thursday and were
obliged to spend the night upon the
street. They wer more fortunate than
people usually are under like circum-
stances, being in their own house at the
time. The house was moved as far as
Hudson's corner, where nightfall over
took them. but was promptly placed on
Main street Friday morning.
Don't miss the entertainment April 4,
given by the Lady Maccabees. Every
one should turn out and help the ladies.
James Partee of Breckenridge was in
town Friday, figuring with w. III.
Wyeth & Son, regarding cement blocks
TO be used in the construction of their
new store.
Sunday was quarterly meeting at the
M. L. Church and quarterly conference
Monday. Presiding Elder DeLamarter
came from Belding and after dinner
drove to Elwell.
Mrs. Ira Richards returned home
from Durand, where she has been at
tending her sister, who is i'll.
Rev. Pelly announced that "bee"
would be held on Thursday for the pur-
pose of hauling stone for the new par
sonage. The roads were in bad condi-
ton. but goodly number turned out
and the elder expressed himself as well
pleased with the showing that was
made.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
ANOTHER WESTERN PARTY.

One Scheduled To Leave Alma April Snd
for Oregon and Washington.
On April End another western party
will leave Alma in a special car. over
the Ann Arbor to Milan and from there
over the Wabash and Missouri Pacific
to points in Oregon and Washington.
The party will be in charge OF X. 5.
Greenwood. Michigan passenger agent
of the Wabash and III. ID. Armstrong,
travelling passenger agent of the Mis-
surf Pacific. For further particulars re-
garding rates, etc.. inquire OF local
agents at Alma. l4olE
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27

come of that meeting. and our co-opera-
tive company, the United Drug Company,
was formed to manufacture them.
NO CURE-ALLS IN REXALL PLAN.
"No 'cure-alls,' no secret formulas
but 800 remedies, each the most success
full and safest cure known to the medical
world for a specific human i'll, and every
formula known to every Rexall druggist
and his customers--THAT was the Rexall
plan from the beginning
"The great success of the Rexall Rem
edies has been no surprise to US They
are the BEST cures, and they're sold in
the SQUAREST way. Every Rexall
Remedy is sold with the understanding
that the customer, if dissatisfied, will get
the purchase money back by simply re-
turning the empty package or bottle
and we have always lived up TO this
guarantee.
"The agitation against secret formula
patent medicines during the past two
years has never affected Rexall Rene
dies III the least, because their formulas
were NEVER SECRET-and everybody
knew it,
UNCLE SAM ADOPTS THE RExALL PLAN.
''The United States Government has at
last come around TO our way of thinking,
and passed Pure Food and Drug Law.
But we didn't need the Government to
push US to tell what is in our remedies
we thought people ought to know that
four years ago!
Gwen the Pure Food Law does not
compel other patent medicine manufac-
turers TO tell you as much about their
preparations as we voluntarily tell YOU
about Rexall Remedies, and always have.
Only the dangerous drugs in other patent
medicines are revealed-the rest of their
ingredients are still kept secret from you.
You know EVERYTHING that goes in
to Rexall Remedies their COMPLETE
FORMULAS have always been open to
the public.
eve, like all other Rexall druggists,
have always had the formulas of the geo
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
ACTUALLY CURES CATARRH.
Chas. Rhodes Faith i'm Hyomei Is
strong He Sells IL Under Guarantee.

Chas Rhodes Faith i'm Hyomei is
strong He Sells 1t Under Guarantee.
Chas. Rhodes backs up his faith
Hyomei as cure for catarrh and brol
chial troubles with a positive guarantc
that if it does not cure the money will
refunded.
Hyomei is based on natures way {
curing catarrh. II contains concentrate
healing oils and gums of the pine wood
prepared in such form that they can
brought into your own home, with Il
same results as though you lived out
doors in the Adirondacks, and in til
way you can be cured of catarrh al
affections of the nose, throat and lunI
while at home or at work.
The complete Hyomei outfit Gosh
sI.oo, extra bottles, if needed, md
obtained for soc. With Hyomei, cad
can be cured pleasantly and easi4
small expense with no risk of the I
ment costing penny unless it cure9
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
ENJOY EATING.
Good Digest on Can BE Readily Gained
with Mi-o-na stomach Tablets.

Good Digest on Can BE Readily Gained
with Mi-o-na stomach Tablets.
If you cannot eat and enjoy three good
hearty meals day without feeling OF
discomfort, your stomach is weak and
needs to be strengthened with Mi-o-na
stomach tablets.
The remarkable curative and strength
ening powers of Mi-o-na in stomach dis
orders is attested by the guarantee which
Chas. Rhodes gives with every soc box,
"I>refund the money if Mi-o-na fails to
cure"
If you suffer from indigestion. distress
after eating specks before the eyes,
headache pain ii the back and side,
sleeplessness, or any of the other SYM
ptoms Of stomach troubles begin the use
of Mi-o-na stomach tablets at once. Chas.
Rhodes sells them in soc boxes with
guarantee to refund the money Unless
they cure.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
CENTRAL FINE RIVER.

Dell Groves has commenced ditching
for Jam es Mills
Mrs Waller had the misfortune TO
fall and hurt her hip very badly
Mrs. d. @. Mills is making her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hawley.
Vern Perrine, Erma Baker and her
friend, Amos Beean, spent Sunday after
noon with Alice Shane.
Mrs. l.. ". Baker is on the sick list
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Rogers and Nh
and Mrs. Jackson spent Sunday with
VIM. Shane.
Lee 'Raycraft is moving on III. L.
Sprague's farm. Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague
will go to Oregon April 2.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
WEST PINE RIVER.

Perry Adams, who has been visiting
in Ohio, returned home last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Wilcox of Alma Wis
tied Charles Elias and wife one day last
week.
Several of the children from here at
tended the church banquet held at the
Day school house Thursday evening.
Art Nelson's little child is sick at the
home of Jim Jones.
David Brady and family have moved
onto John Wilson's place.
The dance at VIM. Lemons, Friday
night was failure.
Mrs. Dudley Hoyt is on the sick list.
Pat Whitecraft has Bell phone in
his residence.
Chester Brown left here Monday for
Lansing.
A. LOOMS and family moved to Sagi-
nav, Monday.
Miss Eleanor Fleming is home on a
vacation.
Miss Anna Brown left here Friday for
Saginaw enroute to California, where
she will be married to J. Wallace. for
merly of Saginaw, but now of Califor-
MIA. Anna is well and favorably known
here and we join with her friends in
wishing her success in her new home.
Mr.. Jones died at his home near Ell
well, Friday morning, after al illness of
about three weeks. The deceased was a
highly respected man, having lived in
this vicinity about twenty-five years.
except one year he spent in Tennessee.
He leaves wife and five children to
mourn their loss. The funeral was held
Sunday afternoon in the Wright school
house and interment made in the
Wright cemetery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
SUMNER CENTER.

Mrs. NJ. A. Prichard of near Elwen is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ed Cur
renee, a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Rockafellow are
the fond parents of baby boy.
Charley Church and Miss Ida Huff
visited Mr.. and Mrs. T. Kress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rockafellow visited
her mother, Mrs. .. Leonard, Sunday.
Ivah Kress is on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Currence will move
TO Alma, Monday.
Bert and Leo Gee wee in Sumner,
Wednesday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
EARN FOR SALE

| offer my farm located in Betbany
to wnship. one mile east and one mile
south of ST. LOUIS, or three miles east and
one mile north of Alma, for sale. The
farm consists of SO acres, well improved
and buildings. Will be sold cheap il
sold within thirty days. If not sold by
that time it will be for rent. Call upon
or address. F. Q. MARKS,
I46rt3pd St. Louis, Mich, R. Ed. No. I.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27

Rexall Remedies in our possession, and
have given them to thousands Of our GUS
toners.
"Don you think we have reason to be
proud of our connection with Rexall
Remedies Don't you think YOU have
reason to put faith in them''
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27

The world has very many lambs whose
owners names are hid, and vet these
lambs grew wool as white as Mays ever
did. OF course the fame OF Mary's
lamb is not at all surprising; twas
brought abeut by Stanard's Rexall adj
Yertisinp.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Following are the advertised letters
at the postoffice at Alma, March IL,
1907:
Roy c. Bradstreet, Nell Hobinson,
Chas Kruse, Orlando Mills, l.. l.. Whit
man, Chas. H. Edwards, ID. ID. S, Miss
L. b. Crawford.
c. f. BROWN,
Postmaster.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27

Red Cedar Flakes is a-dependable moth
destroyer. At a reasonable price, I5c
per package. Now is the time to buy
When you lay away your furs use Red
Ceder Flakes only at STANARb's Central
drug store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
CUSTOM SAVING.

If you have logs you want cut INTO
lumber, am prepared and ready to do
your work at any time.
j. r. MILLER,
l458pd Elwell, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27
5. STANARD. DRUGGIST
PATTED ON THE BACK BY
UNCLE SAM.
His ORGANIZATION was Four Years
Ahead of the Pure Food Law.

Mr.. Stanard Was Actively Identified With
the United Drug Company. Makers
or Rexali Remedies, which Has Been
More Than Complying with the New
Law. Even Before II Was Thought of
IN Congress
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27

Good farm horse for sale. j. /
MILLER & Son.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27

Mrs. 1. S. Fink spent Sunday in Mid
eleton'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-27

Some OF our advertisers could
enlarge their space with
profit.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
The Latest Panac.a.
KANSAS.

We Americans have a genius for the
Invention of cure-alls, AID for faith
~ them after they are invented. Some
one has now, eontrived-On paper
the order of Nebuchadnezzarites. The
method Of the order is not 10 he, as
one might expect. a diet of grass, but
a change from the upright position to
one on all fours. Members of the So
ciety must agree to eat, drink, walh
and run on their hands and knees.
They are assured by the founder of
the order that they will speedily ban
ish all the ills to which human flesh
is heir. Witness the vigorous health
enjoyed by the dog, the OK, the horse
and the necessary pig-their freedom
from dyspepsia, neuritis, rheumatism
and consumption. Whether they be
immune to measles, chickenpox and
humps has lot yet been announced.
1t is not disclosed whether this order
Is the product of the lively magma
ton Of newspaper reporter or Sc
rious scheme Of sincere Teformer
who is unable to master more than
one idea. The very doubt on this
point results from the fact that even
such society might find adherents.
An oriental legend relates that when
woman first discovered man he was
living on all tours. She coaXed him
to bis feet. and induced him to walk
upright Can it be that the twentieth
century will undo the work Of the
primitive woman? Surely, remarks
Youths Companion, the adherents OF
the new cult must all be men; for
fashion has made no provision for
women's clothes in the new attitude.
"Creepers" designed for the purpose
cannot yet be obtained, and the mush-
room hats. woull not adapt them
selves to 4 poise on the back of the
neck. Thus fashion may be stronger
than fad, and weary man may be
forced to stand up again to get with
In speaking distance of woman.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12

@Clinging to the face of the rock,
looked down. The ice slopes we're
turning yellow in the cold early even
ing light. But far below they were
hidden by mists, which even as we
looked seemed to gather volume and
to roll onward and upward. threaten
| ing to engulf us. The sky was laden.
As We made the ledge a gust of wind
almost swept us from our foothold.
The snow fell more thickly; it came, it
seemed, from every quarter in an in
st3at.
I'VE had made the ledge in safety,
| but even as We looked about us the
mist enveloped us. 1t was impossible
| to ere more than a few yards ahead.
Still we struggled on slowly and me-
chemically. Rocks, which in ordinary
circumstances would have seemed
quite easy, suddenly appalled, us; for
we We're unable to see where to put
hand or foot
Even to my inexperienced eyes we
We're in terrible predicament. Will
loughby, however, was cheerful and
confident. If he had misgivings he
kept them TO himself | followed him
blindly.
Suddenly to our complete dismay
the descent was cut off by precipice,
the rocks on either side falling almost
sheer to the glacier beneath. Further
attempt was useless that night. Even
Willoughby acknowledged that. There
was nothing for it but to bivouac for
the night, and trust for better luck on
the morrow.
ut is impossible for me to describe
for you the sufferings of that terrible
night We gathered such stones as
we could find on the narrow mountain
ledge, and placed them as protection
against the biting wind We consumed
the last morsel of food We had al
ready drunk our tea We huddled
close to each other for warmth. We
shivered, not for moments, but for 10
minutes at time. Every now and
then we chafed each others hands to
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For a Change in the New Year.

II an arran gement could be made
with the almanac makers / would be
in favor OF having the year begin with
the 1st Of May.
On the 1st Of January l have no real
sensation of the beginning OF a new
period, the starting of a new deal."
Between the last day of December
and the first day of January there ex-
lists no substantial difference. Ny
heart does not signify by a single
throb that it is aware of the change.
Nature does not turn over in its sleep
when the whistles blow and the bells
ring TO announce the artificial dawn
or the artificial year, or disturb the
snow blanket under which it has lain
fnanimate for a month or more On
the other hand, continues the writer
In American Magazine, we spontane-
ously siSnalize the arrival OF the
spring by revolution in our thoughts.
our manners, our physical relations
to the world, our clothes, our houses
and our habits. Nature, contemptu-
Gus OF the astronomers, shakes off it's
cold lethargy and gives us a happy
New Year at the fowery threshold Of
the month of Nav.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
CHAPTE V.
A Life for a Life.

A long silence fell between us. I
| looked where the little beacon light
had fiickered feebly a few moments
| before. 1t had gone out. With an eff
| fort, I sought the face of the girl who
sat opposite me.
| She had judged. 1 knew that. She
| looked at me as if ] were being
apart, of another world. BY my own
confession l had shut myself out Of
| her world The man who had loved
her Loyalty had died as the strong peo-
! pie of her race had died. That proud
fact supported her. For her existed
no longer. She gathered her skirts
about her. She inclined her head
| slightly. She was going out of my
| life. She had uttered no spoken re-
proach. But her look, her every
movement, echoed the verdict of the
man who was dead.
| 1 pushed back my chair. Thank
Heaven, the ordeal was over; that
was my first thought. Then l hest
| tated. Suddenly longed to make this
woman understand.
| When others had pointed the finger
< OF SCOTu L Udu IOluSOO " NC SiuohOoS
because 1 believed their censure I'M
lust. l had grown almost Indifferent
! as to whether people despised me or
not. But this was the first woman to
whom l had spoken since the tragedy.
Had she loved Wiloughby, 1t would
have been hopeless to expect any SYM
pathy from her. She would have felt
toward me a lifelong hatred
But she did not love Willoughby. 1t
was merely sense of duty that had
urged her to seek from me my story.
Perhaps she wished to tell it to his
bereayed parents. 1t was to be a sort
of PREPARATION owed to the memory Of
the man who had loved her.
She. had judged me without emo
ton. without passion. She had spoken
no words of reproach or anger. She
was leaving me in silence. But
knew that the silence of this woman
would haunt me as no spoken word of
bitterness ever could. 1t was a ST
lence that would irritate and madden
with the coming years. 1t was hope
less to make her understand, to ex-
pect one word of sympathy. But at
least she should speak. though it were
In anger. leaned toward her: there
was a certain pride in my humility.
Cro BE coNT1NUEn-,
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OoTRG7T 500 Ag lAqRk70W & cQzaETn1

not be safe to attempt the pass alone.
My companion laughed at their fears.
The heavens were quite clear: the
stars shone family; the moon was
waning; there was no hint of wind or
storm He assured me that the pro-
tests of the guides was a clumsy at
tempt to brighten us into engaging
their services. They were waiting for
us; it was the usual trick. | accented
his explanation as plausible enough.
was unwilling to disappoint him now
that We had started; but for the first
time felt some misgiving.
Il shall not weary you with the de-
scriptiOn of our climb. The ascent was
steep and trying in places. over ice
and rock. In about four hours we
reached the Zasenberg Chalets SnJ
the Central 1ce-fall. A stiff scramble
of an hour brought US to the frozen
snow of a plateau. Here our path
seemed to me less clear, but my com
panion advanced with confidence ]
felt the altitude now distressingly: |
had qualms of mountain sickness.
Still | struggled after him, until we
came to the base of precipItous wall
of ice We had passed over the last
of the glaciers; we had reached the
summit.
Il supposed now that the worst was
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prevent their being frost-bitten. Blu.
the greatest suffering was caused by
our efforts to fight off the deadly numb
ness and drowsiness.'
Did you give up all hope them
asked Helena, shudderlng.
Il am sure that Willoughby did not.
His courage and herOism were unfail-
ing. Until the cold had exhausted us
we attempted to vile away the hours
by relating to each other incidents of
our past life. 1t was natural that our
talk should become increasingly init
mate. Death stared us in the face. At
such an hour as that one forgets that
one is speaking to stranger. 1t was
then that Mr.. WIlloughby told me of
you"
Il understand" said Helena in a
voice that was strangely gentle. For
the first time there were tears in her
eyes.
AT half past two the snow ceased
falling. The sky cleared. The stars
shone out one by one in a blackened
sky. 1t was now, think, for the first
time felt our utter helplessness The
terror of the mountains. the awful
loneliness. the stiffness, the sense of
utter isolation-all overwhelmed me.
The ghostly whiteness of the mountain
peaks shone out against the dark sky.
The moon shed an unearthly radiance
over all. Shadowy and unreal, phan-
tom host, mountain after mountain
stretched as far as one could see. And
our helplessness was made the more
pitiable because at our feet we could
see the lights OF the village.
.'rhe sun rose at last. But / was
terribly exhausted with the cold, the
nights vigil, and fatigue. Three times
we attempted to resume our descent,
and three times my exhaustion para
lyzed every effort. wish to make no
excuses, and yet"
paused. looked at her wistfully.
saw no pity or sympathy in her eyes
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
MEANT TO SUCCEED
RISE OF TWO MEN FROM SMALL
BEGINNINGS.
Natural HustIers amp Workers Were
Marshall o. Roberts and Leland
stanford-smart Trick Work
ed by the Former.

1t was Marshal o. Roberts who
originated the idea of giving his store
AN air of prosperity by filling his coun-
tiers with the appearance Of goods,
says a writer in Spare Moments, when
he could not afford the actual stock
In 1885 young Roberts had managed
to scrape together few hundred dol
lars, the result of many years close
saving, though he was only q at the
time. He had decided to try his hand
at the hardware and shipping supply
business
The first thing was to find suitable
building in suitable location. But
the two requirements could not be
found together, SO he was finally COM
PEELED to take large building, in
which his small stock seemed COM
pletely lost
After arranging his shelves in every
possible way to make them appear to
good advantage, he gave up in disgust.
They look like so many samples,
he complained, and, it is said, immedi-
ately went out and ordered load Of
bricks sent to the store.
These he took one by one and neatly
wrapped, tying 4 sample OF n nail OF
screw ora rivet to the end that would
be visible. The bricks were about the
size of many of his boxes, and when
the shelves were filled with them his
store appeared to be exceedingly we'll
stocked. Naturally customers were
drawn to the firm that kept the
largest stock
According to the same authority
Leland Stanford's first earnings were
the result of digging horseradish,
washing it, and carrying it to the near
est town. He received. as his share
of the enterprise. % cents. He was
then six years old. In his eighth year
he worked hard gathering chestnuts,
which he sold for $25
During the successive years ne toll
ed on the farm in the summer and at
tended school in the winter, all the
time dreaming of college education
end later of becoming lawyer When
he was Is there was no money in sight
for the carrying out of his cherished
plans and the outlook to say the least,
was not encouraging. Consequently
be hailed with delight his fathers Of
fer to allow him the profits from clear
ing tract of woodland recently pur-
chased. He was to have all he could
make selling cordwOod
He went at it with zest, hiring other
woodchoppers to help him. and before
a year of the hardest kind of toll had
ended he had chopped and shipped
more than 1000 cords of wood and
had in the bank $4,000. He did not
lose sight of his purpose. but used the
money to finish his common school
education and then at law school.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12

raul Doumer is an obse1vant
Frenchman who has returned to his
own country after long visit to the
United States. during which he trav-
eled through every section OF the
union. That he kept his eyes open
with intelligent watchfulness and an
appreciative spirit is evident from his
talks in private and public. Deliver
ling lecture before university stu
dents. NJ. Doumer paid a notable trib-
ute to Americans. Among other things
he said the congressional library at
Washington, which he described in
considerable detail, was by all odds
the best organized, best managed and
best regulated in the world, which.
coming from representative of high
literary culture. is a notable compIi.
ment