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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
The Nerve of.
.Banty Burns
BY AIvah Milton Kerr
(orIzInal.l

Originally
Banty Burns helped to work the
miracle; for, considering the peril OF
the situation, and its remarkable so
luton, II seemed as something very
nearly miraculous. It was one OF
those mad epochs, the sudden loosen
ing and tangling of things commonly
well controlled and obedient, which
sometimes occur in railroading Banty
had gone up the Tortoise mountain
branch discharged man. he came
down, after failing to get work at the
logging camp, somewhat after the fash.
ion of a man riding a meteor, and
with meteoric results.
On that memorable October morn.
Ing several strange things happened
mainly because there were frost
whiskers" ON the rails Of the branch
track, and fog enveloping the low
ground at Gooman. The position and
movements of the trains in the vicin.
ity were, at seven o'clock that morn
ing, apparently normal; Is minutes
later, more than one train was in
mortal peril.
East.bound express train No 2 was
leaving Shore Gap at about seven;
west-bound passenger No was with
In half.mile of Gooman, at that time I;
logger train No. was coming down
Tortoise mountain branch within some
~ miles of the main line switch and
was beginning to slip on the "whis.
kers."
Another factor working toward dis,
aster was the faulty condition of
Engineer Shrader's watch, on freight
train No. 8, which had Just arrived
at Gooman, going east. It was nine
minutes behind time, fact Of
which Shrader was entirely unaware.
Hence, when he pulled in at the sid.
ing at Gooman there apparently re.
mained 12 minutes before passenger
train No. I, going west, was due. Or.
dering the fireman TO cut loose the en-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06

SnAKe'IIKe IFAln P---.A ., ~ >. =.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06

tracks and now a betting room tout.
came languidly across the road and
accosted him.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
rhs rrunk Of the EIephant.

The long trunk of the elephant is
very, very wonderful. The neck OF
four,footed animals is usually long, to
enable them to reach their food with
out dlficulty; but the elephant has
a short neck to enable him more east
~ to support the weight of his hug
head and heavy tusks, The long trunl,
helps him to get his food aod -
trunk Is TO an Ctp,.,.., .n.--. :.
neck is to other animals.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06


dollar notes acted on the raw nervous
system of MIR. Cobb as might a sal.
vanic battery He sprang from the
bed and sDatchlng the notes closed
them up in his hand.
Then Mrs. Cobb executed diplo.
matte movement worthy of Talleyrand.
She caught her husbands clothes
that we're on chair and clasped them
against her body The two glared at
each other.
in the meantime the truculent man
was knocking at the front door
open the door and come upstairs" 81
called Mrs. Cobb TO the truculent man
from the window.
Mr.. Cobbs eyes roved around the
room. He heard the front door open
and then he stopped and passed
through the window onto the porch
roof. He let himself down from the
spouting and dropped to the ground
He speeded for the betting room clad
in his night shirt
stop him." screamed Mrs Cobb to
the truculent man, hes got your
money"
The truculent man dashed after the
fleeing Cobb with Mrs. Cobb close at
his heels. Urchins along the road de
lighted at the sight Of a man in a
night shirt sprinting in front of q
stout man and bony woman &C
claimed the trio vociferously.
T. However, Mr. Cobb had too good q
lead besides he was dressed or rather
undressed for running and he entered
the betting room door fully three
lengths ahead Of the truculent man
Reaching the desk Mr.. Cobb saw that
the race in which Lucky Dog was al.
ready marked at the post" and he had
but little time.
Lucky Dog TO win" he said, hand.
ing the two notes TO the bookmaker.
They're off, called the man at the
telegraph instrument.
"One hundred and sixty to twenty"
Lucky Dog" drawed the bookmaker,
handing Mr. Cobb the ticket.
The truculent man leaned over the
desk and said, gaspingly:
That moneys mine"
"That moneys now on Lucky Dog.
He's running at the rate Of a mile in
one minute and forty seconds" re.
marked the bookmaker IF you can
catch him and take II off you're wei
come to it,"
Oppressed by this problem the true
ulent man wiped his brow and the
man at the wire called, Lucky Dog
at the quarter"
Lucky Dog at the half by two
lengths" called the operator.
Mr.. Cobb was standing on one bare
foot.
Lucky Dog I'm the stretch, all whip
ping" called the man at the wire.
Then Mr.. Cobb, the sweat dripping
from his face. lifted up his voice.
Come on Lucky Dog, Come on ole
horse. You're running for Dave
Cobb"
Lucky Dog wins easy by length,
called the operator.
Then Mr.. Cobb changed into a dane
ing dervish and spun around utterinl
odd CALCULATIONS.
PAY off Lucky Dog tickets" called
the bookmaker
Mr.. Cobb received $780, lie handed
$50 to the truculent man with the
mien of a Roman conqueror dividing
up captured kingdom. He tossed $50
into his wife's apron and sought to
put the balance in his own pocket but
found no such convenience lie looked
down and saw how he was attired
Then he blushed and darted home,
wards.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
,Maden7OiSeHe.
JOHe'S HighC.
tcopyrIshl. ~ pally Ht0ry Pab. COS

Copyright. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
'Ah.h.h-h.h-hi"
The note was long, loud, clear, full
and smooth. with It's sudden, bril-.
liant attack and soft, gradual cadence
II disturbed fantastically the silence Of
the night.
AS God lives" cried Angelo, "the
High G Of my dresmsl"
He rushed into the hall and knocked
staccato agitato on the landladys
door. She knew that knock of An.
gelOs.
I'm going TO bed, signor," she
called. cruelty. Good night"
One word, most merciful of land
ladies!" begged Angelo. See, so as
not to wake your blessed and respect
able roomers, fall on my knees and
whisper through the keyhole That
High C-that heavenly High C Whose
was ~"
The landlady laughed-most irrele.
yently and irreverently, thought An
gelo. Mile. Jolie's," she answered.
rMademolselle came here only to-day.
She's contralto soloist at the ten.cent
vaudeville"
"Contralto!" groaned Angelo. "But
that High CO Coloratura or nothing!"
She's trying to raise her voice TO a
Soprano" explained the landlady.
wait, Slgnor Angelo" and she
opened the door ever so little and
handed him photograph Made;
moiselle's, in costume" with another
little laugh. Good night. Feast on her
/. beauty In your dreams"
~ Most charming of landIadies," cried
Angelo, 81 kiss your-you withdraw
your hand? Then | kiss this blessed
skeyhole-and this thrice blessed pic.
ture! Signora, good night" And An.
COLO hurried back to his room.
For a long time he sat in darkness
trembling with eagerness, with hope,
with despair. Then he dared light the
lamp But even then he dared not
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
Let The Record advertise your
Auction Sales. r. suits are sure.

Mesdames Bamber, Keefer and Way
were among the number of Lady Macca-
bees who went to Shepherd Tuesday
The familiar sound of the threshing
machine and hay baler is again heard at
Nell Sharrer's. This time il is beans
being threshed cut.
r. +. Clark and daughter, Mildred
of Sumner, ate Sunday dinner with his
parents, II. G. Clark aud wife.
Crandell & Scott. the Alma Under
takers, have the finest outfit III Gratiot
County. Y
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Woodard with
their little son, Harry, who have been
visiting Mrs. Woodlands pareuts, Will
Kuhlman and wife, for some time, re.
turned to their home in Riverside. Cal.
the Is. Fred Bushree, of Rosebush, and
Will Clark, of Arcadia Center, went with
them to spend some time in the land
flowers and fruit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
ORDER or HEARING

STATE OF MICHIGAN,
COUNTY OF GRATGOT, -
At a session OF the Probate Court for said
county held at the Probate office in the village
of Ithaca, on the 4th day of October in the wear
one thousand nine hundred nine.
Present-Hon. Isaac =. Seaver. Judge of Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate of Lydia omans.
deceased
ON reading and fling the petition duly veri-
fed Of Earl Omaus, son and heir at law of said
deceased praying that the administration Of
said estate be granted 10 Chester WEIGH or to
some other suitable person
Thereupon it - ordered, That Monday the
Ist DAY OF November next, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon. be assigned for the hearing of said
petition and that the heirs at law
of said deceased. and all other persons interest
ed i'm said estate, are required to appear at a
session of said court then 60 be holden al the
Probate Office in the village of Ithaca and show
cause. if ary there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not Toe granted
And it j. further ordered, That said petitioner
give notice 10 The persons interested in said
estate OF Il e pendency of said petition aud
the hearing thereof, by causing a copy of this
order TO be published in The Alma Record
newspaper published aud circulating in said
county three successive weeks pfevious TO said
day of hearing.
4 true copy. ISAAC = SEANER
SEAL. Judge of Probate. 1906
First insertion october Z.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
PRIZE WINNER FOR
"BEST DAIRY cow"
Good Qualities That Toward Making lost
Profitable MILK Producer-Importance of
Shape.-By j. Grant Morse

you see that this COW would have
made a very poor showing in pub
lie milk test.
/ think that the only practical way
to judge these COWS is by looking at
them and the man who does the judg.
ing should be one of wide experience
with dairy cattle. He should not only
understand cows as mixers, but he
ought to be acquainted with the diff
ferent kinds Of pure-breds from which
they are graded.
These COWS should be judged by a
score of points, but not the score card
of any one breed. For instance, the
Jersey score card calls for cow with
"dished face, wide between the eyes
and narrow between the horns" while
these characteristics are lacking in
some other breeds. The shape of a
cows head doesn't have anything to
do with her milking capacity in some
peoples opinion, but | think that the
head is the most characteristic part
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
HOW'S This?

We offer One hundred dollars re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot he cured by Halls Catarrh
cure + J Cheney 81 Co. Toledo. O
We, the undersigned nave known
f Cheney tor the last 10 wears. and
believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and 6nanci-
ally able to carry out any obligations
made bv his firm
Walding. Kinnan ~ Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, O
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucns surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price
IS cents.per bottle. -. Sold bv all drug
gists.
Take Halls Family-Pills for consti-
ration. IL.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
SETHTON.

Miss Edith Wilson, of Lyon, who has
been spending several weeks with friends
here, went to Alma Saturday for a
couple of weeks visit, before returning
home.
LEON Wilcox, who is attending Alma
college, spent Saturday and Sunday in
town.
Mrs. Minnie Lock went to Ithaca,
Monday on business.
John Jarvis is visiting relatives in
York State
Mrs. George Oliver and daughter,
Ercel, of Portland, and Mrs. John Staley,
of Greenville, who have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs V. II. Gardner, have returned
TO their respective homes,
II. II. McVilliams and wife are visit
ing relatives in Ohio.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21

by which We may determine the pos
session of the high nervous tempera'
ment necessary in the best dairy COW.
If | were going out after good dairy
cows / should have in mind one with
long. deep barrel with well-sprung
ribs. The shoulders would be thin,
but she would be deep and wide
through the chest Her hips should
be long and very wide, but her thighs
should be thin and devoid of much
flesh. She should have a good, shape
ly neck and nice. intelligent head,
devoid of much flesh. If she were
fresh I should expect a good, big I'D
der with large teats placed far apart,
and her milk veins should be large
and elastic and should extend well
UP toward her front legs and termi-
nate in large milk wells" With this
conformation / should want to find
the COW with a bright. healthy-looking
eye and a general alert appearance,
then if her coat looked thrifty and her
skin had a soft, nice feeling, ] should
think | had found good milking
machine" in excellent working order
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21

l think that the managers of the
New York state fair are "up against"
a rather hard proposition if they wish
to give premiums TO the best grade
cows In the first place, if rules for
entering in this class are not of the
strictest kind the premiums are very
apt to go to pure bred cattle mas
querading as grades, writes ]. Grant
Moran in Rural New Yorker. 1t is
great deal easier to show a pure-bred
as a grade than it is 10 show a grade
as a pure-bred, and if there is any
thing in breeding the grades would
stand a poor chance by the side Of
pure-breds especially fitted by a pro-
fessional Snowman. At first one
would say that it will be very easy
to pick out the best cows by simply
milking them and weighing and test
Ing the milk, but in my opinion this
would not be fair way at all, for the
best dairy cows are Of very high
nervous temperament and for this
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21

Crandell & Scott, the Alma Under
takers, have the finest outfit in Gratiot
County. x
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
WEST FERRIS.

Cora Stevens was home over Sunday
from her work at A. Anderson's.
Fred Noise was Sunday visitor in
this vicinity.
Nora and Orpha DeYoung made a
business trip to McBrides, Tuesday.
F. Keller transacted business in Stan
ton Tuesday.
d. DeYoung is getting his new house
nearly completed
Tie snow storm and cold weather of
last week raised farm labor to prem
ium
The Keller boys, Frank and Alton,
lost good work horse Monday, dying
shortly after eating the noon meal.
Cause not known.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21

reason the best COW in the lot might
make the poorest showing under such
conditions as she would meet with on
the state fair grounds. A few years
ago sold a registered Jersey COW to
mercant in a neighboring village.
under these conditions: | delivered
the COW and told his man how to
feed her and at the end of a week
] was to come back and either take
the COW away or get my pay for her,
as the buyer should decide as to her
value Well at the end Of the week
] went back and the man paid me for
the COW. But after he paid me for
her he told me that if ! had come
back in the middle of the week he
should have told me to take the COW
away The first day she gave a good
flow of rich milk, but the next she
began to go off. both in quantity and
quality, and she gave only a very
small mess of very poor milk. Then
she began to get back to normal
condition, so that by the end of the
week she had won her way back into
the good graces of the family. So
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21

No. FOR Price
I. Feyers, COMPOSITIONS, Infammations. .......2J
=. Worms, Worm Fever, or Worm Disease rs
3. Collie, Crying and Wakefuness of Infants 25
A. Diarrhea. of Children and Adults. .........25
5. DysenterY, Gripings, Bilious Colic......"25
T. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis.
-. Toothhche, Faceache, Neuralgia ...........25
q. Headache, Sick Headache, Vertigo.
10. Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak stomach. ....25
I3. Group. Hoarse Cough, Laryngitis ...........25
IL. Salt Rheum, Eruptions, Erysipelas. ...,....25
is. Rheumatism. or Rheumatic Pains..........2 5
16. Fever and Ague, Malaria 20
II. Piles, Blind or Bleeding External Internal 5
rs. Ophthalmia Weak or Infamed Eyes........25
10. Catarrh. Influenza, Cold in Head ............25
20. Whooping Cough, Spasmodic Cough .....,.25
II. Asthma, Oppressed, Difficult Breathing ....25
~. Kidney Disease. Gravel, Calculi ...........25
-. Nervous Debility, Vital Weakness .....1 90
%. sore Mouth. Fever Sores or Canker..........25
30. Urinary incontinence, Wetting Bed. "....2J
81. sore Throat. Quinsy and Diphtheria.
b. Chronic CongcstiOns. Headaches. .........25
TT. Grippe, Hay Fever and Summer Colds. rs
small bottle of Pleasant Pellets, fits the vest
pocket Sold by druggists or sent on receipt of price
Medical Book sent free.
HUMPHREYS HoMEo MEDICINE CO., Corner
William and Ann Streets, New York.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
NORTH ARCADIA

A number of young people attended a
party at II. Bancroft's in Fast Arcadia
Friday night.
Alvin Miller aud wife entertained
Miss Mable Reed, of Arcadia Center
and Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd Clark, of East
Arcadia, SUNDAY.
Robert Barnhill and wife, of Arcadia
Center, were SUNDAY visitors at the
home of his son, Dee Rarnhil.
Mr.. and Mrs viii Godfrey with their
daughters. Velna and M gu"ri'e, spent
Sunday with Mr. ann Mrs. will Burgess
at Alma
Hazel Kuhlman resumed her school
Monday morning after vacation of two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Warren, of New.
ark, were guests at tic home " Dee
Barnhill and wife. Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
Or. HUMPHREYS SPECIFICS.

Directions with each Vial In Five Languages.
English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
Marriage License.

VIM Acton %. Bethany, Lottie
Hearn Is, Bethany
Howard Hicks %. Sumner. Eva
5. Roadway 10. Dryden. Mich.
Daniel Brown 81, Breckenridge.
Nellie g. Swael 20. Breckenridge
Julius Lievrou &c, Alma. Romano
VanDeGehucte 81. Elwell
Will Phipps 81, Wheeler, Ethel
Boiler Is, Wheeler
Bonnie Thumb 81 Washington To. E.
Helen Ackles Is, North Star
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
LOCAL MARKETS.

The followit < market quotations ere
corrected every Thursday morning:
GRAIN
Wheat--No. white, sl.l9; No. red,
1920.
Oats--40c.
Shelled corn-70c.
Beans-Hand picked, per bu. sl75.
Rye-65c.
HAY.
No. Timothy-slO.0O. HOO
Mixed-S10,O0.
Clover-No. l $500 per ton
Straw-S5.00
GLOVER SEED.
June-$7.0O @sSoO per bushel,
Alsyke-$65 80 per bushel.
Mammoth-$7.O0 a. $500 per bushel.
Timothy--l.75 per bushel.
LIVE STOCK.
Corrected by p. T. Banghart
Hogs-$6,5 80 u cooper W.T.
Beef Cattle-SSl9@s4.OO per cwt.
Sheep-S2. so a $500 per cwt.
Lambs-s5 "a 600 per cwt.
Veal Calves 81 90 per cwt.
DRESSED MEATS.
Beef-7c "a nc per pound.
Hogs. 80 per cwt.
Mutton Sc per pound,
Veal Calves loo per pound.
POULTRY, HIDES, ETC.
Young Chickens, large-l2c.
Hens, large fat--l0c per pound.
Ducks, young-9c per pound.
Geese, alive--S1ac per pound.
Fat Turkeys, alive-l2c a. lac per ID.
Beef Hides-7c per pound.
Horse Hides-s2 a. 50.
Deacon Skins-25c.
Calf Skins-9c per pound.
Tallow-4c per pound.
VEGETABLES, FRUITS, ETC
Corrected by Miller Bros.
Potatoes-S.50 per bushel.
PRODUCE.
Butter-26 per pound.
Eggs-22c @23c per dozen.
Lard-141ac per pound.
Honey-12c per pound.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
The Bedrock Of Success

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every organ and build up brain and
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21

WANTED WoRK-Two young men
attending college, who are compelled to
work their own way, would like jobs
taking care of furnaces or doing other
work by which they could pay their
board, can furnish the best of references
If you can help either or both, address
A. j. Hall or this office.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-21
NOTICE or HEARING CLAIMS BEFORE

(First insertion @, to per ~
THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF
GRATIOT.
In the matter of the estate of Caroline Win
chell. late of the city of Alma in said county.
deceased
Notice is hereby given that four months from
the 10Th day of September \. y 1000. have been
allowed for creditors to p' esent their claims
against said deceased to said court for exaniua-
ton and adjustment and that all creditors of
said deceased required to present their
claims "a said court at the probate office In the
Village of Ithaca in said county. on or before
the 10th day OF January A. H. 1910. and that
said claims will tie heard by said court on Thurs.
day the 10Th day. of January. A. d.. 1910. at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon
Dated october 9th, A ID. 1909
ISAAC :. SEAvER,
rSoo-3t Judge Of Probate.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-02-25
Il GRAN
PROBLEMA.

Por mucho que hagamo;
para la instruction pdblica
siempre tendremos que hacel
mas. de tai modo que 81 qui
si6ramos intensifcar ell traba'
jo de la diffusion de la1-ense'
nanza. nos veriamos obligados
q gastar en- ella tanto como el
total de nuestro presupuestc
n6fdinario. ,....
Hoy Sc emplean en- ei ramc
de instruccson pdblica -eerca
de ochocientos mil dollars y
los ninos matriculados son
proximameHte Is mil, y como
tenemos un total de 500 mil
ninos, resulta que para darles
escuela d todos serla forzoso
gastar 8 millones y pico de
dollars.
Llegara un dia en- que Puer.
to Rico pueda y deba gastar
los. ESQ ocurrira cuandonues
+ ira islita, gozando de un go
bierno adecuado, este en- capa
cidad de desarrollar todas sus
fuerzas productoras que son
muchas Y grandes.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-02-25
Fl sECRETGDtL TR|UNFO

A medida que ell tempo
transcurre Sc hace mas eviden,
te la necesidad de que Sc es'
tablezca IA union y solidari'
dad entre los elementos pro.
ductores agricolas del pals pa.
ia los efectos de la defensa
comdn. !
En- ell organismo economico
cada ramo esta undo al otro
por un lazo de mutuo interes,
como en- el cuerpo humane
cada viscera esta unida a las
demas de tai modo que ell NAL
que afecta a una Sc refleja en-
las otras.
No cabe decir que al azuca-
rero lie importa POGO que el
cafetero 10 pase NAL, porque
81 el hoy goza de un relative
hienestar, este sera mayor
cuando mas grande sea la ri,
queza general.
81 el esfuerzo de un ramo
agrioola vale por uno traba-
jando aisladamente, ese es.
fuerzo Sc elevara a la K po-
tencia multiplicado por los x
ramos agricolas que con 6l
cooperen.
Y siendo Puerto Rico un
pals agricola, ese esfuerzo
equivaldria al de toda la isla.
En- esa union esta el secreto
del triunfo.