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The newspaper., 1908-05-22
CHAPTER xxx.

Life. always colorless at Christmas
Cove. except in midsummer. now be-
came changed for Aunt Abby. For all
the years since her one giTlish ro-
nance had ended. she had been a pa
tient helpmate to man she merely
respected Religion had been her chief
solace. The annual visit to her sis
ter's gave the only relief to this mo-
tionless life. monotonous as the tides
sweeping in and out of the cove: but
now a commencement slowly flowed
into 1t.
Chip. of course. with her winsome
eyes and grateful ways, was its main
spring. and so checkered had been her
career and so humiliating all her past
experiences. that now. escaped from
dependence and feeling herself a val
ued companion. she tasted a new and
joyous life. So true was this. that
hard lessons at school. the regularity
OF church-going. and the unvarying
tenor of il all seemed less by com
parison.
Another undercurrent. aside from
Chips devotion. also swept into Aunt
Abby's feelings.-the strange emotions
following the knowledge that her for
mer lover was still alive. For many
years she had waited and hoped for
this sailor boys return: then her heart
had grown silent. as hope slowly
ebbed. and then. almost forgetfulness
but not quite. however. for the long.
lily-dotted mill-pond just above had
now and then been visited by them.
A certain curiously grown oak which
was secluded near its upper end was
once a trysting- place. and even the old
mill with its splashing wheel held
memories.
And now after 40 years. during
which she had become gray-haired and
slightly wrinkled, all these memories
returned like ghosts of long ago. No
word or hint of them fell from her lips.
not even TO Chip. who was now near
est to her: and yet had that girl been
a mind-reader. she would have seen
that Aunt Abby's persistent interest in
all she had to tell about Old Cy meant
something. Where he was now. how
soon he would learn that his brother
was still alive after all these years.
was the one most pertinent subject
oft discussed.
How Chip felt toward him. not alone
for the heritage he had secured for
her. but for other and more valued
heart interests. need not be specified.
He had seemed almost father to her
at the lake. He was the first of her
new-found friends whose feelings had
warmed toward her. and Chip was now
mature enough to value these bless
ings at their true worth.
\ certain mutual expectancy now
entered the lives of Chip and Aunt
Abby. Nothing could be done. how
ever. Old Cy had gone out into the
wide. wide world, as it were. searching
for the little girl he loved. No man
ner of reaching him seemed possible, !,
and yet. some day. he must learn
what would bring him to them as fast
as steam could fetch him.
Il know that he loved me as his own
child there at the lake" Chip said
once in an exultant tone. His going
after me proves it; and once he hears
where | am. he will hurry here.
know
GRO BE CONTINUED
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
THE NEW YORK WORLD
Read wherever the English Language
il spoken.

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
Cow Manure For Cotton.

We never expect to see the south a
cattle country. but we do expect to see
more and more attention given to this
important feature of successful farm
ing. We notice with pleasure that all
of our best farmers are raising cattle
more or less, and many are working
to put this branch of their farm opera
tons upon a better basis. We notice
where cotton was fortified with sta
bic manure and especially with COW
manure II has not suffered from the eff
feet of drought, as has that where
commercial fertilizer alone is used
Southern Cultivator.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
IMPURE lcE.
harvesting From Polluted Sources 70
Household Use.

harvesting From polluted sources ro
Household Use.
The purity and wholesomeness OF
the ice supply have heretofore seemed
to be matter Of much less concern e
both sanitary engineers and consum
ers than the quality of the water sup
ply. Yet. In view of the increasing user
OF Ice. its purity is rapidly becoming a
matter of but slightly less importance
than that of water. While the chem
zeal composition and the factors which
affect the purity of water have re-
ceived a large amount OF attention by
the agricultural experiment stations.
little study has been made Of Ice sup
plies In station laboratories.
From Shallow Ponds.
The consensus of opinion Is that nat
ural Ice formed to a reasonable depth
Is comparatively pure under usual cir
cumstances. but that It is very likely
TO be contaminated II II freezes to the
full depth of shallow pond or stream
or II II is flooded, particularly with
surface water. The Vermont expert
ment station found that OF a small
number of samples of pond Ice exam
ined all were unfit for household use.
The following extracts from a recent
publication of the New York state de-
partment of health regarding ice and
Ice supplies bear directly upon this
question:
In general there are a great many
conceivable ways that ice and ice sup
plies may become infected. The dan
ger from many of these causes of In.
lection may. however, be so remote OF
so infrequent as to hardly merit no
tice. There are. however, few dan.
gers associated with the formation OF
natural Ice and the harvesting of the
Ice supplies as now generally practiced
which do merit consideration.
Insanitary Conditions.
The first of these dangers il the one
due TO the harvesting of ice from pol
iuted sources. This Ice may be taken
from ponds or rivers which have been
polluted by sewage and may contain
the germs of typhoid fever and other
diseases.
Second.-Ice may become contami-
mated during the period and operations
Of harvesting by filth which may have
come from infected sources. The hands
and feet of laborers or the hoofs OF
horses may be the channels by which
infection may be transmitted to the ice
even after 1t has been taken from the
water and Notwithstanding the purity
Of the water.
Third. = Ice may become infected
from surface drainage from the ada
cent lands during thaws. The water
which has thus flowed over infected
fields that may have been fortified OF
otherwise infected may be carried on
to the ice and settle and be frozen
into II.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
Death Was On HIS Heels.

Jessie p. morris, of Shippers. Va,
had a close call in the spring of 1906
He says: "An attack of pneumonia
left me so weak and with such a fearful
cough that my friends declared con
sumption had me and death was on my
heels Then was persuaded to try DR.
Kings New Discovery. 1t helped me
Immediately, and after taking two and
a half bottles / was well man again.
1 found out that New Discovery is the
best remedy for coughs and lung dis.
ease in all the world" Sold under
guarantee at George Z. Sharrar's drug
store SOC and $l.OO. Trail bottle free
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
Alfalfa Meal In Commerce.

/. d. Graham In a report prepared
for the bureau OF animal industry
states that a number OF factories
equipped with more or less expensive
machinery have engaged In the manu-
facture of alfalfa meal on CONNER
cial scale.
In order to accomplish this 1t is nee
essary that the hay be kiln dried. and
even then it is ground at the expense
of great power. Hay as ordinarily
made is not suitable for the manufac-
ture Of alfalfa meal because 1t con
tains too much moisture, which rem
ders II exceedingly difficult TO grind
and more liable to spoil. The CONNER
cia article is made from selected al
falfa and mixed with sugar beet mo-
lasses In the proportion of 10 per cent
alfalfa and % per cent molasses. The
product contains from - to II per cent
OF protein and about 30 per cent Of
carbohy drates and fat 1t is being used
by numerous feeders In the prepare
ton Of their show animals of different
breeds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
Subscribe for the Record.
REMARKABLE RECORD
MADE IN NORTHWEST
Young Man with New Theory Is AstonisI1-
ingly Successful in Minneapolis.

The remarkable success that has at.
tended l.. T. Cooper during the past
year has not been confined to any one
locality, but is so widespread that the
young man is now well-known figure
in most OF the leading cities of the
country.
Mr.. Cooper believes that the stom-
ach is the foundation for most i'll
health, and claims that his prepare
ton, by regulating the stomach, is a
true specific for most diseases. The
following extract from the Tribune of
Minneapolis gives an idea of the sur
prising number of people who are ac-
cepting Cooper's theory. The article
was one OF many that appeared during
Cooper's stay In Minneapolis, and is as
follows:
The sale Of Cooper's preparation
is now phenomenal in this city. and
an estimate made today seems to indi-
cate beyond all doubt that It will equal
the large figures reported from Pitts
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08

Miss Pearle Dick and Mr.. Glen Smith
were united in marriage at the home
of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Dick In Elwell, Mich. on
March %, 1905. Promptly at o'clock
when the strains of Mendelsohn's
beautiful wedding march. played by
Miss Lena Wiley. were heard, the
bridal couple took their place and the
ceremony was performed by Rev. A.
r. Hart of st. Louis, in the presence
of only the immediate relatives and
friends The bride was dressed in a
grown of Alice Blue" and carried
a shower bouquet of white carnations.
The groom wore the conventional
black. They were attended by Miss
Fern Dick. sister of the bride, and
Mr.. John McLachlan. The house was
prettily decorated with smilax and
with carnations. The young couple
received many beautiful presents of
linen, silver, china, etc. The guests
from out of own were Mrs. Smith and
SON, of.Silverwood. Mr.. and Mrs. Dali
rymple and Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, of
Palo. ..and Mrs. Hart, of st. Louis.
The.groom Is our present station agent
and. the bride is well known through
out--..the community, having always
lived. here. Mr. and Mrs Smith left
on the sos train for Sherwood, amid
shower of rice. old shoes. etc. They
have the congratulations of their many
riends.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08

Some of our farmers wonder why
their sons have a desire to quit the
farm, preferring town or city life,
The case is with The farmer himself.
With the boy on the farm it is per-
petual toil.in good weather, all through
the busy season. and perpetual loneli-
ness in bad weather and most of the
winter season. The time when the
farmer has leisure is at the very time
when they cannot get away fro5
home on account of their isolation
and bad roads. The boy hungers for
company and his heart revolts against
this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and to free
himself from it. walks miles through
the mud to spend an hour at the coun-
try store. We are glad to note that in
some sections of our country the young
people of both sexes have broken
through these barriers and established
farmers clubs and little societies of
one sort or another. This should be
encouraged and will prove great
tonic to keep Young people ON the farm
and make life to them worth living.
Elk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
wsiobt Of Lime Per eusbsI.

In connection with very thorough
study of the quality of various kinds
Of lime used for agricultural purposes
In New Jersey, l.. A. Voorhees, Of the
New Jersey station made careful esu-
mates OF the weight per bushel Of the
different materials.
His results show that the weight
Of stone line per bushel (heaped meas
ure) Is quite variable and without any
constant relation TO the analysis OF
the samples. The average weight per
bushel OF the twelve magnetism lines
was ninety-seven pounds and that OF
the six marble lines was 101 pounds"
The weight per bushel Of seven oyster
shell lines examined varied from thir-
ty-nine to seventy-five pounds. averag-
ing ifty-one and half pounds. The
prepared or so called agricultural"
lines examined were still more varia-
BILE In weight
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
+ arm ana
Garden
PACKING APPLES.

Methods Employed TO Avoid Bruisins
the Fruit.
All handling OF the apple crop should
be done with the idea OF bruising the
fruit as little as possible. In all APP
pies OF good quality bruised speci-
men soon becomes a rotten one. APP
piles should be picked into bags or
padded baskets and carefully rolled
from these into the barrels or on to
the sorting table. A very handy pick
Ing bag Is made by placing pebble in
a corner OF grain sack and tying the
corner by means Of the pebble to one
side of the mouth Of the bag. This
makes the bag into loop. which may
be hung over the neck OF the picker.
The mouth OF the bag comes to the
front and is held open by passing a
stiff bent wire under the hem. This
kind of picking bag leaves both hands
of the worker free for picking. A
gang of pickers will empty their pick
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08

ohstnkase Of Yellow, White and Mixed
Varieties Compared.
The experiment to determine the
shrinkage OF corn I'm the crib has been
carried on three seasons at the Kan
sas experiment station. A summary
of the results shows a shrinkage of 81
per cent for the first four months after
the corn was placed In the crib. Gle
per cent for the first six months. csc
per cent for the first eight months,
7.44 per cent for the first ten months
and s.62 per cent for the first twelve
months. Yellow corn has given the
greatest average shrinkage-namely
11.21 per cent In twelve months, the
next greatest shrinkage occurring In
the cribs OF white corn, S.4S per cent
In twelve months. while the mixed
corn samples OF many varieties) de
creased In weight only 61s per cent
during the first twelve months after
being placed In the crib.
During the Winter Months.
The average result of all shrinkage
trials indicates that when corn is crib
bed fairly dry and In good condition
the shrinkage during the winter
months should not be over 8 per cent
1t should be observed, however. that
In these experiments great care was
exercised to prevent loss OF corn by
Sther than natural means.
Corn breeding by the ear row meth.
cd was begun In 1908. Nine different
varieties were grown and bred in 1906
as follows: Reid Yellow Dent, Silver
mine, Boone County White, Legal Ten
der, Hogue Yellow Dent, Hildreth, Nc
Auley, Kansas Sun6ower and White
InJun.
Some eighty acres were used fol
breeding corn and growing corn tor
seed production in 1906, and 440 breed
Ing ears were planted In separate rows
In the several breeding plots. During
the last two years the agronomy de
partment has sold and distributed
among the farmers Of the state sew
bred seed corn.
Results Of Tests.
The difference In the yields from
different ear rows has been very mark
ed, varying in some tests more than
400 per cent. Comparisons made In
1906 between the high yielding rows
seed and first grade seed selected from
the general field gave results as fol.
lows: The Silvermine high yielding
rows seed plot yielded 80 per cent
more corn and 24S per cent more first
grade seed ears than the plot planted
with first grade seed. The Hildreth
high yielding rows seed plot yielded
1896 per cent more corn and 40 per
cent more first grade seed ears than
the plot planted with first grade seed
OF this variety. There has been a SINH
lar Improvement In the grade and
quality OF the corn.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08

The wrecking of the Office of the
Daily News at Rock Island, ILL.,, last
week by dynamite illustrates the hit
terness that is aroused when a news
paper has the courage to follow the
course which it may deem right. In
Rock Island the Nesw had made bold
fight against the gambling dens and
stall saloons. and that it's work had
been effective cannot be questioned.
One day last week the entire eSice
building, five. stories high. was wrecked
badly by charge of dynamite that
was placed, under the big press in the
basement Fortunately, no one was
injured. There is no agency so potent
we fright say all other agecnies to-
gether are not so potent -as the press
in the suppression of crime and the
promotion of individual and municipal
morality. But the newspaper that lays
hold of the task to perform that duty
which its privileges involve. either po-
litically or otherwise, at ouce meets
with stern opposition and every obsta-
Gle and hindrance is placed in its
way When ordinary Instructions do
not serve the purpose and the contest
becomes too warm. violence in resort
ed to. And yet, as rule, the paper
is soon deserted by those very people
who should be its staunchest support
ers. This is one of the reasons why
more papers are not more resolute in
their positions on great questions in
volving the social and moral interests
of their home communities
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
Winter Losse. In tn. South.

1t is lamentable fact that more cat
tie and sheep are lost from the effects
of exposure in the south than in the
north. The explanation is not hard TO
find. In the north the winter weather
is SO severe that good shelters are an
absolute necessity. whereas In the
south we brag of our mild. open win
ters and herald the so called fact that
we do not need to go to the expense
that northern people do in building ex-
pensive barns and sheds. We forget
that shelter is needed even though 1t
need not be- as expensive as a shelter
for a colder climate.-Texas Farm and
Ranch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08

ing bags and baskets directly on to
portable sorting table placed between
the rows on which they are working.
This table is placed on low truck
wheels and has q single whifietree, so
that horse can move II to any desired
point as work proceeds. A cut Of this
kind OF sorting table Is here shown. 1t
should be made large enough to hold
not less than two barrels of fruit The
rear bolster is higher than that at the
open end so that culls can be rolled
long. heavy plank IL placed on the
ground on each side OF this table on
which the barrels are set for filling.
The sorters pick the apples from the
table into padded wicker baskets
which have low or folding handles,
which permit OF their being placed
down into the barrel before being
dumped. Apples would be greatly in
jured II dumped from the mouth TO
the bottom OF the barrel The fruit is
sorted into two grades. frsts and sec
Onds. In sorting exclude all fruits that
are ripe. for II fruit is ripe at pack
ing time 1t Will soon decay and spoil
its neighbors. Fruits that are too
green or poorly colored should be left
out. as they are always OF inferior tex
ture and flavor. Understood. diseased.
wormy, bruised or misshapen speci-
mems should of course go as culls. The
cplls are allowed to roll into a pile
from the lower end OF the grading ia
BILE.
After being properly "racked." to
insure tight pack. and when ready
for heading the fruit should stand as
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
How to Pack Apples.

Two layers Of fruit should be placed
In the bottom OF n barrel, with stems
down and as close together as posi-
BILE. These will form the facing, for
this end will be the top when opened.
Fill In with the same grade, shake Of
ten and when near the top put In two
more layers with stems up. letting the
last layer stand a full inch above the
chime OF the barrel Now put on the
lid and slowly press into place, shaking
the barrel In the meanwhlle.--Farm
Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08

Interest In the avocado as a salad
fruit continues to Increase. The mar
ket demand Is so strong In eastern cit
les during late autumn and winter that
south Florida growers are enlargine
their paintings of the later ripeninp
sorts Of the West Indian type. such
as the Trap. in the expectation that
their culture will prove highly profita-
bic. Bureau OF Plant Industry.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08

burg during the thirty DAYS Mr.. Coop
er spent in that city.
During the past twenty-five days
Mr.. Cooper has been in Minneapolis,
the sale of his preparation has aver
aged about two thousand bottles day.
When the amount of medicine disposed
of throughout the state is added to
this, the amount will be doubled.
Therefore, the young man has sold in
twenty-five days eighty-eight thousand
bottles of his medicine in the state of
Minnesota alone. which is a truly re-
markable record.
During the past week so many hun
dreds of Minneapolis people have been
calling to thank Cooper for the good
he has accomplished with his medi-
cine, that IL is safe to say that his
visit will long be remembered by the
sick Of the CITY,"
We sell the famous Cooper prepare
ton which has made a similar record
10 the above wherever introduced.
Geo. z. Sharrer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08

ID OlltH IuOTt VI
less waste Of
the grain. and
feed saving hop
pers are there
fore used in
poultry yards.
The Illustration.
from American
Agriculturist,
suggests a style
which can be
easily made
from wood at
small cos [.
When the upper
hopper is empty
the lower one
may be tilted to
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
PUTTING THE HEAD IN PLACE.

evenly as possible at about one half to
three inches above the chime of the
barrel A corrugated paper cap or
excelsior cushion should be placed on.
the head laid and the press applied.
The figure shows the barrel with the
screw press In position ready for driv.
Ing down the head. Just beneath the
head may be seen the excelsior cush-
Ion. After little experience a handy
man learns lots of little knacks about
heading up fruit.-Maryland Expert
ment Station.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-08
A Twenty Year Sentence.

II have just completed twenty year
health sentence. imposed by Bucklen's
Arnica salve, which cured me of bleed
ing piles just twenty years ago." writes
o. S. Woolever, Of LeRaysville, N. Y.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals the worst
sores, boils. burns. wounds and cuts i'm
the shortest time. 25c at George f..
sharrars drug store.