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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
Old Enough, TO Be Good.

He was liquid eyed Spaniard en-
tour through Italy. She was New
England maiden lady doing Florence.
They met first at the pension table
dhote and next I'm the Ufizzi gallery.
1.-THE madonna of which you spoke"
said the liquid eyed Spaniard, us
across the hall and down to the right
two doors. Ii hangs in gallery 8"
According to my Baedeker," pro-
tested the New England maiden lady.
eft hangs In gallery 81
pardon. 1t is impossible" protest
ed the Spaniard. at stands here In
my Baedeker that 1t is to be found in
gallery g."
Perhaps" said the New England
maiden, "your book is out Of date. But
II is easy to assure ourselves who is
right. Let us go to gallery or to gal
lery and see."
MADAME" said the Spaniard, with
some emotion, at is not necessary TO
exert ourselves. This book, madame,
is perfectly reliable. My grandfather
himself assured me so. 1t Is the very
volume that he used when he himself
toured Italy at my age."-Detroit Free
Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
RIVERDALE.

Rev. and Mrs A. E North Of
Orange, Michigan, visited John Young
and wife last week.
Archie Burlingame and wife of Sagi-
nav spent several days last week with
Floyd Burlingame.
w. II. Owen and wife ate their
Thanksgiving day dinner in Stanton.
Mr.. Osterhouse of Sumner transact
ed business in town Saturday.
Chas Rhodes of St. Louis, repre-
senting Libby, Mcneil and Libby,
spent a IN in town last week.
B. A. church of Ann Arbor was a
Riverdale visitor Sunday.
Leo Going has been i'll as the result
of vaccination Mr.. Going has been
attending the Central Michigan State
Normal at Mt Pleasant this fall and
has become a star football man.
c. z. Going was absent from his
Office several days last week while out
attending to tax collections.
Blaine Strong of Alma was the guest
Of Jack Noble last week.
Paul and Agnes Cash, who are at
tending the high school at Alma spent
Sunday at their home.
Superintendent Of Schools Weed Of
Summer was in town Wednesday
F. c. Hyde has installed a new
lighting system in his up-to-date ce-
ment block store building.
Alice E Horton has purchased the
D. V. Phelps store building.
Superintendent of Schools Cheney Of
ELM Hall was in town Saturday on
business.
The Methodist Episcopal church
has purchased fifty new Pentecostal
Hymnals.
Miss Marguerite Hyde, who has
been i'll for short time, is again able
to be out
Geo. J. Skaff has purchased horse
from Floyd Van Cleave.
The Players, the first number on the
Riverdale lecture course will give
their entertainment next Tuesday
evening. Mr. and Mrs Finch, talent
ed actors, will present various portions
of high class dramas, while Miss
Edith Rhetts, an able pianist, assists
them. The entertainment will be one
well worth listening to.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
A Breach of Good Form.

There is little east end girl, still!
under six, who reaches the limit In the
matter of sensitiveness. Likewise she
has her points in respect to dead game
ness. She was taken about week ago
to spend a few days with her aunt.
The little miss played around In front
Of her aunt's place for awhile. Then
her aunt let a playful young terrier
into the yard, saying to the child:
This is your little four footed cous'
in"
Five minutes later the aunt returned
to the front yard to call the kid into
the house, but she wasn't anywhere TO
be seen. The fox terrier was playing
alone. There was a scrambling hunt
for the child and all kinds of alarm,
but the little girl didn't turn up. The
aunt hustled into town. The little girl
was home with her mother.
She had walked right to the car for
town as soon as the fox terrier pup
was presented to her.
"Why didn't you stay at aunty'sT'
her mother asked her in surprise.
"She introduced me to dog! re-
piled the naughty young person.-Cin-
cinnati Post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
An Unusual Opportunity.

The young clergyman had been urged
by his bishop to raise In his small par
ish as large sum as possible to swell
the fund for the people of faroff isle
The rector had put the need before his
people as graphically as he was able,
but he was not gifted with eloquehce
and felt that his appeal had not struck
home to the hearts Of his listeners. He
made last attempt to rouse their en-
thusiasm for the worthy cause.
"Think Of them, so far away" he
said earnestly. Think of 10000 per-
sons living without the privileges Of
Christian burial, while any of you here
in this little town may have the adj
vantages Of four handsome cemeteries,
and give of your abundance, my breth-
rem, to those who have nothing
Youths Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
Forest Hill.

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Markham spent
Sunday with her parents in Sumner.
The pupils of the high school room
certainly did some fine singing Sun
day night. The c. w. B. M. society
is doing some fine work.
Rev. A. Noffsinger attended lee
ture in Alma at the c. A. R. hall
Sunday afternoon, given by Edward
Clutter, Evangelist
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will visit
the pupils of the Forest Hill school
Friday afternoon, December 23rd
Every one invited to come.
Don't forget the entertainment at
Forest Hill Friday night, December
9th. Come and bring your friends.
S. T. Sprague's daughter from Cad
lilac has been visiting them.
X. Mullen is home from the north.
Mr.. Spore lately visited his son at
Plainwell.
Everyone enjoyed the c. w. B. M.
program at the church Sunday even
ing.
Miss E. NJ. Boughton of Mt Pleas
ant will give a reading at the church
Friday evening.
Mrs. Silas Moody visited in Shep-
herd Saturday
Mrs. L. E. Garfield was in Grand
Rapids Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vought of Boyne City
were CUES of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. hemp a week ago.
The neighbors had bee and drew
Bert Kemp's beets to the station
Thursday.
DR. R. J. Dawson has returned to
Michigan from British Columbia and
was the guest of Mr.. Camield's last
Thursday and Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson of Houghton
are visiting their daughter Mrs. Mey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lanshaw are
here from the west to visit his par
ents and friends.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
North Arcadia.


Alvin Miller was in St. Louis Tues
day on business.
Miss Blanch Bechtel is much better
at this writing.
Mrs. Vern Bamber was in St. Louis
Thursday to see her sister, Miss Lucy
Hale.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Smith enter
tanned the formers mother, Mrs. ]
A. Smith of Fenwick, Montcalm Co.
the first of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Lybott of Alma
spent Sunday with the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Huffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hale of Mid
land county visited his sister Mrs
Vern Bender Thursday night. Fri
day they left for Maple Rapids where
they will visit relatives a few days
Alvin Miller and family spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs Byrd Clark OF
East Arcadia.
Alvin Miller attended the wood bee
Monday on the Runnymede farm for
Mr.. Spears, who is just recovering
from an operation.
Mrs. Alonzo Bailey and daughter
Leila went to North Star Saturday to
visit Mrs Bailey's brother Bert Bangs
They returned Monday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
In the Good Old Days.

Times have not changed so greatly
in some respects as some would imag-
ine. A Venetian writing 400 years ago
of life in England said that he found
love of no account in determining
marriage Beauty, wit, intellect, or
whatever else a girl might possess,
weighed little when compared with
money. Parents treated their children
so brutally that girls were eager to
marry any sort Of men to get away
from the terrible discipline under
which they lived. The girl that could
offer the most money got the best
man.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
"The Soul of Golf"

One who knew the soul of golf saw
II and described 1t. 1t was tricky
green, with a drop Of twenty feet be-
hind II. To have overrun 1t would
have been fatal. There was stiff
head wind. The player would not risk
running up. He cut well in under the
ball to get all the back spin he could.
He pitched the ball well up against
the wind, which caught 1t and, on &C.
count Of the spin, threw 1t up and up
until 1t scared almost over the hole,
then 1t dropped like shot bird about
a yard from the hole. and the back
spin gripped the turf and held the ball
within foot of where 1t fell. 1t was
obvious to one man that II was a
crude shot. 1t was equally obvious
to another, who knew the inner Sc
crets of the game. that 1t was a bril-
uantly conceived and beautifully exc
cuted stroke. One man saw nothing Of
the soul of the stroke. He got the
husk and the other took the kernel. =
P. B. Vale in North American Review.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
Call
BELL PRONE 1902 rings
or address
CLARE A, SMITH,R.F.D.l
Alma Mich
Isabella County Again.

The Enterprise of Mt Pleasant
thinks that the local option question is
soon to be resurrected and that the
county which has been dry for some
time will have another saloon fight
on its hands soon. Thus says the
Enterprise:
Those OF our readers who had
thought that the saloon question in
Isabella county was dead, will wake
up to the fact that they were sadly
mistaken. For several weeks work
has been going on in the matter of
getting petitions, and the Enterprise
is credibly informed that outside help
has been here to direct the work and
line up the saloon adherents. I'm
less there is slip somewhere the fight
to restore saloons will come again at
the spring election"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
Old Enemies Met a. Friends.

In the smoking room of an ocean
liner bound for New York two elderly
men who had not met until they be-
came fellow passengers were killing
time. when one remarked that It was
the fortieth anniversary of Sedan, and
that he was there. Indeed" said the
other excitedly, $50 was l." Compare.
son of notes followed, and 1t turned
out that one had been in the French
and the other in the German army.
Both are now residents of the same
western state. The strange part of
the story, as related by one of the
men, was that the man who had been
In the French army was an Alsatian
and the other. who had served under
the German flag, was of German ma.
remtage. but was born In a French
city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
WOMAN LOVELY WOMAN
But Alas, Without Beautiful Hair No women
Can be handsome

We ask every woman reader Of this
paper TO give Partisan Sage a thorough
trial, and we gladly make them this
liberal offer:
Get large 90 cent bottle from Chas.
Rhodes today Use it as directed for
two weeks, If at the end of that time
you are not satisfied with the results,
say so to Chas Rhodes and he will give
you your money back.
Besides being delightful and invig-
Grating hair dressing, Partisan Sage will
cure dandruff, stop falling hair and
itching of the scalp or money back.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
Correct.

Teacher addressing class)-A phi
lanthropist is a person who exerts him.
self to do good to his fellow men. Now,
II / were wealthy, children" she add
ed by way Of illustration, land gave
money freely to all needy and unfor-
Inmates who asked my aid I'd be az
She broke off abruptly to point at a
boy in the class.
What would / be, Tommy" she
asked.
"a cinch!" shouted Tommy.-New
York Weekly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
Reassured the Judae.

A wife, joining her husband in a
conveyance of real estate, was asked
by the judge. who examined her in
private, according to the act Of the
assembly, whether she acted without
compulsion on the part Of her hus-
band. She stuck her arms akimbo and
replied: "He compel me! No, nor TWEEN
ty like himr-Argonaut
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
An lmnortant Detail.

Secretary Of Missionary Society-we
are sending you to Kai-Kai island. in
the Solomons. Is there any particular
Information you would like about the
Inhabitants? Budding Missionary
Er-are they vegetarians?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
Puhlin Santinnnnt

"Do you pay much attention to pub
lie sentiments"
'No; I always look the other way
when I see a young couple holding
hands In the park. Plttsburg Post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
The Truth az Last.

C1ty Girl-"Oh, the darling little
chickens. just out of theo shellsi At
what age are they ready for marketf"
ysrmer-"Anywhere UP to eight years.
hdy."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08

Never talk of other peoples faults
without necessity and avoid those who
do.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08
VEGETABLES

Order your winter supply of
vegetables direct from the gar
den. We deliver vegetables
direct to you at the following
prices:
Cabbages per head 2 to 5
Rutabagas per bushel soc
Carrots per bushel sorted SOC
Carrots for stock per bu 25c
Turnips per bushel 25c
Onions per bushel 75c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-12-08

Keep tab on you coal bin, and order
before YOU get TO the bottom. We will
deliver on TIE day you say.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
JUSTICE FULLER S FUNERAL
Little Church Mt sorrento Filled with
distinguished Gathering.

Sorrento, Me, July I'm n li.tle F.ps-
copal Church only n short dlstnnce from
"Mainstay," whore the venerable iurst
had passed many quiet end pleasant
summers WAS held this afternoon the fu-
i.cral service of Melville ". Fuller, IL. D..
chief justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, who died Monda.' morning.
The edIfice was thronred With relatives
nd men of national prominence and sum-
mer residents of Sorrento Bar IIarbor
and other neighboring resorts
Tho body Of the chief Justice IN a blac',
.asllet, almost covered with an immense
pail OF ferns and flowers, restec IN front
OF the altar and was surrounded by scores
Of floral tributes Including 4 beautiful
piece from President Taft who sent his
regrets that 1t was impossible to be pres
,nt.
According to the wishes of the chief
Justice, the simple funeral services of the
Episcopal Church ritual was read by the
Rev. James l. Freeman If Minneapolis,
4 close friend of the Fuller family.
The pail bearers We're Gov. Charles H.
Hughes of New York. Associate Justices
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Joseph Nc
Kenna of the United States Supreme
Court, United States Senator Eugene
Hale, the senior senator from Maine, Gen
Thomas H. Hubbard OK New York and
Nathaniel l.. Francis OF Washington, a
son-in-law of the deceased.
With the exception Of Mrs. Francis.
none of the five daughters was able to
he present at the service here. The body
will be taken to Chicago where an Inter-
ment service. conducted by the Rev. Mr..
Freeman, will be held in Greenland Gene
terry chapel Friday afternoon, The body
will be buried beside that of Mrs. Fuller.
who died here six years ago. Numerous
messages Of coincidence were received to-
da. but at the request of Mrs. Francis
the decision not 10 make them public
was not broken,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
GIVES UP EXPOSITION.
Am rican and German Project mt Her
lin Lacks support.

Berlin. July 5--The project OF m Amer
lean and German exposition III 1911 which
was suggested In March after the time
for a strictly American exposition was
dropped. has now been given up also. A
conference was held between the chair
man of tho American executive COM
mittee and the German promoters. Baron
Brandenstein, Privy Councillor Loowe
and director Albert Wilmer of the Amer
loan exposition committee, which result
ed In this decision. 1t appeared that the
German government was not disposed to
support joint exposition. The German
Industries which are exhibiting at
Buenos Ayres and Brussels IN 1910 and
Turin In 1911 could with difficulty be per
suaded to exhibit In Berlin in 1911. Meth
ested cared to back a private enterprise
without government support sufficient
to carry it through,
Duke Ado!ph Friedrich Of Vecklenburg,
one Of the honorary reception committee,
gave a dinner last night In honor of Her
man A. Metz honorary commissioner to
tho proposed exhibition. Among those
present were the German promoters.
Bradenstein, Loewe and Cohnltz, and
Capteins Won Bredow and Won Ernst,
former attaches at Washington. Duke
possibility OF arousing interest in the
United States in the enterprise Mr..
Metz leaves for Meinngen to be the
guest Of the Emperor's sister. Princess
Charlotte Of Sake Meiningen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
WHAT-IS-IT CAPTURED.
Gilbert BOuChard Caught Something
hut He Cant Learn What II Is.

'u' nv 81" w bu' ~ HSs
Gilbert Bouchard, after the manner of
certain eminent naturalist recently re-
turned to this country. went out after
big game yesterday morning and some
where along the wilds Of George street
Mr.. Bouchard says that It was near Harry
Thomass barn, he discovered W-hat-Is-
1t.
Mr.. Bouchard, after a deal of effort
procured large soap box chucked in the
What-1s-It and covered the top with a
piece of wire netting. The netting was
much too long and It's edges tapped over
the edge OF the box % fHr In two directions
that Mr.. Bouchard was forced 20 carry
his menaCerte at arms length. The
animal growled but Bouchard was game
and trudged down the street. persplring
and grooming under the rays OF the heat
He offered the thing for sale, first for s..
then for "a. then for 49, and finally for So.
The odds seemed to be against him.
Somebody told him that the thing was
ferret and that ferrets caught rats
Immediately the odds rose, but declined
as suddenly when a man said that the
ferret was a muskrat. Some deca red that
the thing was a weasel, and others were
frank enough to say that they didn't
know.
After trying unsuccessfully to sell the
the combination, ferret, muskrat and
weasel. a. The Strong theatre and at
fsessey's drug store. Mr. Bouchard de-
clared that he was plumb discouraged.
He had torn his coat and ripped his fingers
with the ragged wire and ne hadn't even
learned the Identity Of hiA capture.
Whatever 1t is," declared a sport who
had bet on Jeffries. ut can't come back"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07

the western sky. The kitc-shapcd figure
in the constellation Bootes. to which Arc
tur1is belongs, lies between that brilliant
object and tho North Star. Near this
figure IS to be seen the beautiful semi
circle Of the Northern Crown. on the
evening of July the moon was
conjunction with Saturn. but ut its near
est approach will be below the horizon.
on the morning of July % another con-
junction Will occur. Jupiter is in the
western sky, setting abou II o'clock.
His superior brightness will identify him
without difficulty. The moon will pass
near Jupiter on the evening Of the 18th
Mars is too near the sun to be OF further
interest for the present. Venus Is in the
morning sky. rising little after O'Clock.
Her great brightness is her sufficient
identifcatio n.-Ncw York Globe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07

Although no accidents were reported
Monday directly duo to the celebra-
ton of independence day, two of Sc
rious nature took place In the afternoon
The first one was on one Of the crowded
trolley cars at Ethan Allen Park and the
other was an automobile accident on
South Union street. when tax'cab
crashed into n car owned by Dr. II H.
Watkins. iniurlng the chauffeur. A. J.
Hall severely. Tho man injured on the
trolley car was Max Kmctz.
The automobile accident took place In
front of the Kelly block. a short distance
south of Main. DR. Watkins had proceed
ed down the street and was followed by
the taxicnb. occupied by only tho chau-
ffeur. Or Watkins had stopped his car.
shut off the engine and had gotten par
TALLY out Of the way when the other ma
chine came along The last car was
coming with some speed for II pushed
pr. Watkins for several feet. although
the emergency brakes were set
Hail was hurled with great force
gainst the steering wheel Of his machine
and whom Or. Watkins. who wes not in
tured rushed to his assistance he found him
partially unconscious. 1,r. Il. NJ Sabin.
who lives In the Kelley block. also went
to the injured mans assistance, carrying
him into his office. where the physician 9
made cursory examination. They feared
internal injuries and decided 70 take him
to the Mary Fletcher hospital.
1t is supposed that Hairs attention was
attracted away from the front of the ma
chine. for Or. Watkins had stopped his
car some time before The front of the
taxicab was damaged TO some extent,
bur the car of DIR. Watkins. being of
heavier build, was not injured beyond a.
broken lamp and some dents In the body.
Mrs. Watkins was In the car at the time
but was uninJuried
Kmctz was knocked from tho electric
car by pole near the entrance to Ethan
Allen Park. The car upon which he was
riding was crowded and he did not pull
himself In when the pole was reached.
He was thrown violently to the ground
and was injured about tho head He wac
hurried to tho Mary Fletcher hospital
He Is laborer and lives on Crowley
street
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
SPOILED HER DAY.

In the days when executions were stil
carried out In public, n servant girl upon
one occasion begged her mistress to al
low her a day out, for purpose which
she did not divulge. The lady Of the
house gave the required permission, and
the girl accordingly went Off for the day,
but returned IN the evening weeping CO.
piously.
why, Mary" asked her kindly mis-
tress, greatly perturbed at the poor girls
evident distress, what ON earth Is your
trouble? Tell me, and perhaps ! can help
you"
"Oh, ma'an." blubbcred Mary. Il went
to SEQ the man hanged at Salisbury.
b-b-but he's been reprisved!"-Tit-l Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07

commencement. Last year the honor FELL
to the class of 1865 and this year to the
class of 1851. There IL but one surviving
member OF each class. in the persons
o. Francis Farrell Of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
and President NJ. IL. Bucknam OF this
city, respectively. The war so depleted
the class of 1866 that only three Erad-
uatcd. the others besides Mr., Farrell be-
ing Franklin Bolknap and Henry II. Belk-
nap, both now deceased Nineteen grad
uatcd in the class of 1851, President buck
ham alone surviving.
The earliest graduate Of tho university
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
ARDENT LOVE IS FUTILE.
Pretty Teresa Pnsha Takes Money bu,
ScOrns Gernln's Love.

hearing In the case OF Nellie
Pasha, charged with stealing $50 from
the pockets OF Alfred Gsralfi, an Ital-
ian, occupied much Of the time In city
court yesterday, when an ardent love
story was unfolded. Mrs. Pasha was
held for trial.
The warm sunshine OF italy, mnca-
roni italian cheese, garlic and hot. in
tense love swung around and around
In circle with the $40 as the orbit
on Monday Mr. Geraln testified that
he visited the homo Of Mrs Pasha on
battery street and slumbered during
the Intense heat He felt hand in
his pocket and discovered that $50
were missing.
| Mrs. Pasha testified that GeralR WIS.,
tied there on the Fourth and offered
her a drink Of whiskey. "It's too hot
for whiskey." she replied, "but II
you'll give me some money I'll get
some beer"
IT will not give you any money but
| I'll give Teresa all the money she wants
IL she'll go with mo to italy" Geralh
replied, according to testimony. Ter
esa, by the way, is the pretty daugh-
| ter of Mrs. Pnsha and Is is years old
| According to Mrs. Pasha's story the
man then gave Teresa some money TO
purchase some macaroni. cheese and
garlic. with which to make nice din
ner He also Ravo Teresa about s.,
with which to purchase new suit.
1.-The dinner was a nice one" said Mrs,
Pashn, but you know I couldn't eat
| II because Of the way It was cooked.
You know how 1t IL. Mr.. Geralf
cooked the dinner and sat down and
ate 1t and I sat out on the steps,
couldn't possibly have taken his
money"
| Teresa testified that Geralf had CIV
en- her money to go to the moving
picture shows but that she wouldn't
let him go with her, He had also
bought fruit for her.
| 1t seemed as though Geraln's love
was thrown AWAY on Teresa.