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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
WORLDS FAMOUS DYSPEPSIA PRE-
SCRIPTI0N
II Drives Away Stomach DISTRESS In few
Minutes, Stops Heartburn and Belching

If you have anything the matter with
your stomach you ought TO know right
now that MONA stomach tablets are
guaranteed by Chas. Rhodes to cure in
digestion or any sickness caused by indi
geston, such as the following or money
back.
Sick headache, biliousness, dizziness,
nervousness, sour stomach, fermentation
of food, belching of gas, heavy feeling
at pit of stomach, vomiting of pregnan-
cy.
If your meals don't digest but lie like
a lump of lead in your stomach; if you
have foul breate and loss of appetite, a
few MONA tablets will put your stom-
ach i'll fine shape in short order.
If you or any member of your family
suffer from stomach trouble of any time
get 80 cent box of MONA stomach
tablets at once. Chas Rodes and drug.
gists everywhere sell MONA, on
money back plan.
81 was cured of dyspepsia that had
assumed the nervous form by the use
of MONA and praise MONA high
ly, My trouble got me weak, and naer-
vous so that / could not sleep, the
bowels were constipated and l had
shooting pains through the kidney re-
gions, and hard dull backaches. MILO
Ma is worth its weight in gold. "
Walter Tebo, St. Clair, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
Council Proceedings.
Sept. -, 1910.

Sept. IL, 1910.
Regular meeting of the common coun-
Gil of the City of Alma in the council
rooms on the above date. The council
was called to order by the Mayor, Hon
n. +. McClinton. Present, Aldermen
Fuller, Soule. Russell. Glass, Pulfry, Ban
sill, Fullerton and Fraker. There being
full board present the council was de-
clared in session. The journal of the
proceeding session was read and approx
ed.
On motion of Aid. Russell supported by
Aid. Pulfrey, that the request of the
Miller Saw Trimmer Co. for a cross.
walk east of Elm Street be granted and
walk ordered. On motion of Aid. Full
Ter supported by Aid. Fullerton, that
relative to filling ditch in front of Miller
Saw Trimmer Plant be referred to the
committe on streets, motion carried.
Mayor McClinton makes the following
appointment for night watch and Depu-
ty Marshall to fill vacancy, Arthur Rid
die, on motion the appointment was con-
firmed.
On motion of Aid. Glass supported by
Aid. Fuller, that relative to a flagman
on Court Ave. be referred to the city at
torney, motion carried.
On motion of Aid. Glass supported by
Aid. Pulfrey, that the following claims
be allowed as follows, and the Clerk in
stiucted to issue orders for same.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
FASCINATING HAIR
Every Woman who Uses Persian Sage Has
Plenty OF II

Paeisian sage Will greatly improve
the attractiveness of any persons hair
in few days, 1t will do more: 1t will
rid the scalp of every particle of disgust
ing dandruff; it will stop falling hair
and itching scalp, or money back.
Partisan Sage is daintily perfumed
preparation, delightfully."- refreshing and
free from grease or sickness. 1t will
make the hair grow.
Sold and guaranteed by Chas. Rhodes
for 50cents large bottle. The girl with
the auburn hair is on every bottle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
SUMNER CENTER

Miss Florence Wood visited her par
erts over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clifford visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Davis, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Rockefellow are
the proud parents of baby girl.
Miss Hazel Delhng spent Saturday
and Sunday with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Houck.
Mrs. Sarah Davis has moved to Sum-
ner
Mr.. and Mrs. George Andrews were
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Johnson
Sunday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
AN EASY WAY TO SAVE MONEY,

Bankers should be-and the vast ma
jority of them are-conservators Of
business integrity and financial stabil-
ity. In serving their patrons they
make 1t a business Of inquiring into
the financial rating Of business houses,
investment companies and other cor
pOrat tons which seek loans Of the pub
lies money. Occupying the position
they do, they are in an especially ia
vorable position for knowing Of or as
pertaining the reliability Of individuals
or firms that seek such investment.
Millions upon millions of hard earned
money belonging TO small investors
might be saved from dissipation an
nually were they to exercise the simple
precaution Of stepping into their local
bank and inquiring the financial stand
ing of such and such company that
they may think Of intrustiDg with their
money. II the banker should not be
able to give the required information
offhand it is safe to say that he can
set inquiries afoot which will result In
securing the desired information. The
next time you have In mind investing
your hard won coin In some invest
ment scheme promising more than
legitimate returns refer the matter to
your banker. 1t is quite likely he can
be useful TO you.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
Put your Ad. in the Record
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Advertised list for the week ending
Sept. nth. 1910.
Roy Anon. r w. behring's Mrs.
Fernwood, Mr.. Il. Z. Fleck, Mr.. Clar-
ence Gould, Mr.. Fred Horn, Mr.. Alfred
Kneesham, Nicholas Monaghan.
The above if not called for will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office October
Bird. 1910 f@
@. +. Brown, p. M.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

To the party that tried to make me
tronble over the way | used my daugh-
ter, must let it end right now or will
heve them put under bonds for lying.
JOHN GILES
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29
THE ABANDONED FARM.

With about all Of the free govern
ment land taken up and the hunger Of
folks for land increasing rather than
diminishing. good dea. of interest Ii
being shown by home seekers in some
sections In what are known as the
abandoned farms found In the New
England states, but In larger number In
the state of New York. These farms
are usually found In billy sections and
comprise tracts which In the begin
ming never should have been reclaimed
from the forest areas of which they
were a part or are tracts which orig
inally possessed an agricultural value
which has been reduced and depleted
as a result of a skinning and robbing
system of handling. In some fewer In
stances these farms, possessing consid-
cradle agricultural value. are to be
found in localities which are particu.
larry remote and lonesome or at too
great q distance from market. Often
the neighborhoods In which these
farms are found are peopled by folks
Of an ultra conservative and nonpro-
gressive class. the remnant following
long period In which there has been
an exodus Of the younger and more
progressive members Of the commu-
nifty to sections farther west, where ag-
ricultural conditions were more invit-
ing The farms In question still pos
caccfno v,ncSihilftu finn md
agricultural usefulness have become
unproductive as a result Of improper
handling. which has brought about a
poor physical condition Of the soil. lack
In humus and soil sourness or acidity.
A good deal Of thought has been de-
voted to the possibility of retaining
these abandoned farms. and as a result
of these Investigations some practical
suggestions have been made. One of
these investigators is Dean Bailey of
the New York experiment station at
Cornell. N. Y. He believes that these
farms may be used for one of three
purposes-the growing Of fruit. the re-
vival Of animal industries and extern
sion Of dairying and for the growing of
forests. Properly handled. including
the raising Of stock and dairying and
the application of fertilizers and lime.
there Is little question that many Of
these farms could be brought to sat
isfactory profit giving basis. point
in their favor is pearness to large mar
ket centers. which will continue to i'm
prove as the years go by. Many Of
these farms will never be reclaimed.
Others. however, will be. and are de-
serving Of the careful investigation of
the land seeker who may not have
considerable amount to invest.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

During the past year or two folks
In North Dakota have been biting very
hard on the grocery peddler's bait.
Briefly, the agent goes through the
country districts, shows excellent sam
pies Of staple groceries and on the
strength of these takes orders. Later
those who have ordered goods are sent
notices that on a certain day the car
containing the groceries will be at the
depot. When the purchases arrive
the patrons are told that the distribut-
ing agent is in great hurry and that
the railway folks have ordered the car
off the sidetrack within a specified
time This means that the stuff bought
Is loaded on to the wagon without
careful inspection. On arriving home
the housewife looks into the purchases
and finds, along with some fairly good
stuff, lot that Is cheap and shoddy-
q good deal cheaper than the price
paid. These chaps never visit the
same place a second time, as their
victims usually remember their pre-
vious experience. However, in the
Dakota case there was another good
reason. The state pure food commits
sioner got after. these takers and
found that the bulk Of the stuff sold
was in direct violation of the pure food
law, which seeks to prevent the adul-
teration of food products, when the
fines assessed against them soon out
ran their profits. The same game has
been tried in other states with about
the same results. 1t would seem that
It was about time for rural inhabitants
to get wise to the game.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

A good many Of the so called stock
foods and tonics, while containing
certain portion of wholesome food
elements, contain more or less grain
hulls and mill sweepings, which at
the high prices asked make them
more expensive and less effective than
the same quantity of standard feeds,
such as bran, brewers grains, faxseed
or cottonseed meal bought in bulk. A
relish is given these prepared foods by
the addition of herb or two and a gen.
erous amount of salt, which average
farm animals get all too little Of. The
fact of the matter is that the stock
feeder can buy his own ingredients,
get them pure and free from trash and
weed seeds and manufacture tonic
on his own hook at less than third
Of the cost of the foods put up in fancy
packages, with pictures of fat steers,
hogs and horses on them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

Many Parts OF Moon Visible.
Dividing the moons surface into las
parts. ~ OF them visible from The
earth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

Owing to the difference I'm the
amount of gluten In flour. made from
hard and soft wheat, the housewife
moving from the east to the west,
where the soft wheat -four prevails,
should increase the amount of -four
used In her recipes close to third to
get the texture of bread or cake which
she has been used to.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

On motion Of Aid Soule supported by
Aid. Russei, the council adjourned.
n. F. McClinton, ID. w. Adams,
Mayor. City Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

The easiest money made today Is
not by tilling the soil. but by the class
Of schemers who promise gullible folks
returns from mining or other invest
ment enterprises which are more than
a fair interest return on a business
proposition honestly financed. Were
there such fabulous returns from the
operation OF the mines as the promot-
ers usually give their victims to I'M
derstand there wouldn't be dollar Of
the stock for sale, let alone peddling 1t
around at from II to 10 cents a share
('this for a short time only, as the
price will be advanced In a few
days'o.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

Estimates Of the 1910 cotton crop
received by the department Of agricul-
ture place the average at 33,196,O00 as
compared with 32,292,O00 last year,
which is an increase of 904 900 acres,
or 2.S per cent. The condition Of the
crop on June 1 was placed at SO of the
normal as against S1.1 per cent year
prior and 500 per cent the ten year
average.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

There are all nds of boys in their
teens today who misuse or at least
waste their spare hours who when
they get to be forty will be blaming
Providence or the government or some
body else because they have not Jared
better in financial way. These same
boys overlook the fact that the men
who achieve and make good tomorrow
are the boys today who, while they
have their playtime, and very rightly
so, devote the hours not given to
healthful recreation to self improve
ment by reading, thinking and storing
their minds with fund OF informa-
ton which will stand them in good
stead in future days. And usually 1t
Is these same level headed boys who
tend to business in school and make
the study hours Of their schoolmates
and the work of their teachers a pleas
ure instead of bane and bugbear.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

Those school directors who excuse
school when the big circus comes to
town-rarely oftener than once year
give practical recognition Of the fact
that attention to the subjects in hand
on the part of an active boy is prime
requisite to the acquisition of informa'
ton. incidentally they make very
warm spot for themselves in the hearts
Of the youngsters Of the community.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

That cleanliness is very important
factor in the keeping quality Of eggs
was proved to the writer quite conclu-
sively the other day (June 15) when
he found six eggs in his NOW Of alfal-
ia hay which were laid prior to Jan.
Is, when the hens on the place were
removed by the former owner. In the
interval Of five months there was
range Of temperature from 20 degrees
to % degrees f. The eggs when
broken were not even musty, the only
deterioration noticeable being a slight
weakening Of the membranes envelop-
ing the yolk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-29

GENERAL. FUND
The fool-killer., 1910-06-01

him a solid gold ticket admitting
him to the best seat in the grand
stand where he can absorb the
civilizing and elevating vibrations
that flow from a slugging-match
between two heathenish hellians
fighting for pot of gold.
Now wouldn't that jar your
Stats? 0 shame and disgrace! Let
us hope and pray that Roosevelt
is a bigger man than that. Let us
hope that he will not accept their
golden ticket, and that he will not
dishonor himself by lending the
weight of his presence to such an
occasion. His acceptance would
mean the giving of his sanction
to business that ought to have
died when Rome fell-a business
that has no rightful place in our
civilized America.
But is America civilized? Not
that anybody knows of.
The fool-killer., 1910-06-01
THE GOSSIPS.

Did you ever sit down in dark
corner of the room and listen to
the tattlers tattle? Never did?
Well, then, you have missed
treat. Here is sample, just to
show you how it goes:
Have you heard the news?
Mrs. Blank told Mrs. Nudge that
old Mr.. Fudge heard from some
body wi ho had it direct from some
body else that Mrs Crank over
heard Mr.. Smith say that young
Mr.. Moneybags is paying atten-
tion to some young lady, she did
not know exactly who, but there
could be no doubt about the truth
of the story
And all the old gossips listen
and express their surprise and
think it is SO strange.
The fool-killer., 1910-06-01
IT DO BEAT ALL.

The first ticket for the fight be-
tween Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson
at San Francisco on July 4 will be
presented to Theodore Roosevelt on
his arrival in New York. The ticket
will be made of solid gold.-News
item.
Rip! Rap! Slam! Bang! Where
in the thunder is the butcher
knife? There are times in mans
life when he feels like grabbing
the first weapon in reach and just
clearing the deck. This is one
time / feel that way. Words are
good things to have about the
house, but they are utterly useless
in case like this. The only tools
needed here are the kind you can
knock down and drag out with.
Shades of Nero! What will the
fanatical fools of the prize ring
try to do next? They are SO car
ried away with the idea of that
Jeffries-Jo Johnson beef-killing that
they can't think of anything else.
That is the great event before
which all other things must take a
back seat. Should the Lord send
messenger to tell those Cali
fornia fools that the end of the
world was coming on July 3rd,
they would send word back,
20 Lord, can't you put it off un-
til after the prize-fght?''
| And they are trying to make
the indecent performance more
popular by having Roosevelt pres
ent as an on-looker-going to send
The fool-killer., 1910-06-01

were puzzles to me. | wondered
what they were used for. Then |
saw your steam-cars and your fly
ing machines and many other
things that made me open my eyes
in astonishment. When | was here
last the buggies had horses to pull
them. Now men have discovered
stink that is strong enough to
pull their buggies, and the horses
are out of date.
Well, / see the mail boy coming
about a billion miles up the road,
so I'll close this letter and send it
on. I'll call again about Is years
from now to see what further
progress the earth-people have
made. Goodbye.
Yours on long jaunt,
HALLEY'S COMET.
The fool-killer., 1910-06-01
QUEEN JESSIE.

Miss Jessie Key Habersham, a
Baltimore society girl, discovered
that society was what the last
part of her name spells, and SO
she shook the whole capoodle and
married wandering Gypsy. Her
husband is king of a Gypsy
band. They call her Queen Jes-
sie,'' and she says she is happy.
Now there is more to admire in
girl like that than there is in the
powder-puff primps Of social Sod
ON who sell themselves for. a rick
ETY. old foreign title that is out at
the elbows and run down at the
heels. Hats off to Queen Jessie!
The fool-killer., 1910-06-01
THE KING IS DEAD.

Oh, what are the kingdoms that rise
Or the tottering kingdoms that fall,
When Eternity stands
With rule in her hands
To measure the worth Of it all?
All, what is a moment of fame,
And power that suddenly flies?
And what is throne
TO widow alone?
And what is king when he dies?
A king in the prime of his power
May bend the world to his will;
But king in the grave
Is no more than slave,
AS he lies there stark and still.
But the wicked old world moves on,
And the mourners will soon forget;
New suns will arise
In the royal skies
When the earlier suns have set.
And this is the sum of it all
No more can ever be said:-
The King of all kings
Is the Ruler of things,
No matter what kings be dead.
The fool-killer., 1910-06-01

Now go back to the first page
and read that great Premium
Offer again. Then get out among
your friends and hustle up a big
list Of subscribers. You might
as we'll have that Five Dollars in
Gold as anyone else. Somebody
is going to get. it. Will it be
YOU? Remember that this offer
only holds good till July 1st.
The fool-killer., 1910-06-01
Club Rates!
In Clubs Of Five, l5c a Year.

The price of single subscriptions The FooKler
year, but will get several of your friends with
and club of five time all get the
Is cents The FooK creating great
wherever is introduced and goes every
the Union Join the army of Do now! Address,
JAMES LARKIN PEARSON. M0RAvlAN FALLS NC.
The fool-killer., 1910-06-01

wear hats that | could double up
and go to sleep in.
When | get around toward the
far end of my run, such a sense of
my own littleness comes over me
that / lose all energy and can't
half travel. Out in those regions
| never 60 more than hundred
miles a second, which is the same
as being tied to a post.
/ get awful thirsty out there,
too. They have plenty of water,
but it is so coarse | can't drink it..
The only time | get anything like
a good drink is when / pass
through the Milky Way. They
had just churned when / passed
there the last time, and I drank
buttermilk till / thought in my
soul I'd bust.
But before closing / must say a
few words about the earth and
what saw there this time. / have
seen the earth hundreds of times
before, and it was always about
the same old thing; but this time
| noticed a good many changes.
The first important change | no.
ticed was when | got in sight of
Europe. I was expecting the peo-
pie of Europe to come out and
meet me and give me a great ova-
tion. But there seemed to be
something else that was holding
their attention, and my coming
was hardly noticed. / had some
difficulty in finding out what the
new attraction was, but | finally
discovered that it was new com.
ct which had lately arisen out o1
Africa. 1t had eyeglasses anc
teeth and made speeches.
So | turned Europe over to my
rival and hurried on to America
where my coming was more wide
ly noticed. | saw men peeping a
me through great long hollow
things, and / first thought they
were trying to shoot me- But
learned later that the hollow thing.
were telescopes.
| am bound to admit that yo1
earth-peopIe have made wonder
full progress in some direction
during the last Is years. The eartl
is full of new and strange thing
that never saw there before. Th
parallel lines of steel rails runnin,
lall over the earth and the net-wor]
Of wires stretched up everywher
The fool-killer., 1910-06-01
FROM THE COMET.
Out in Space, Going Some,
June 1st, 1910.

Editor ''Fool-Killer,'
Moravian Falls, N. G.
Dear Sir:
On my recent visit to your
neighborhood I learned that it is
the custom there for travellers to
write about the places they visit
And as ] am something of a trav-
eller myself I will try to set down
a few thoughts as jog along. 1t
is nearly mail time now, and if |
fail to get this letter off in today's
mail | will send it tomorrow.
| want to say, Mr.. Editor, that
my recent visit to your section has
been one of the most interesting
experiences of my long career as
a traveller. | have been calling
on you at regular intervals for
many thousands of years, and the
earth-people have always seemed
to take a great interest in me.
This is what | call the busy end of
my run, but | am always glad to
get back here. Life is rather dull
out yonder in the endless leagues
of space where | spend most of
my time. There is lots going on,
to be sure, but everything is on
such a big scale that [ am never
noticed. That hurts my feelings a
good deal, because [ want to at
tract attention wherever | go.
want to feel that / am a parsonage
of some Importance. But / can't
feel that way out there. You peo-
pie on earth think Pm pretty big,
but you ought to see some of the
worlds / pass in my travels. Why,
Mr.. Editor, some Of those worlds
are so big that look like a fly.
speck in comparison. They have
lightning-bugs out there that are
bigger than am, and their wome1
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-10

horse, and had him with him for two
years until he was 10 years old, when
he received an appointment as an Of,
fcer. He served through the civil
war and was then appointed an OH
Ger in the regular army, served with
distinction through the Indian cam
paigns, being retired for disability
in the line Of duty.
At the time of the Custer massa-
ere 1t Is q we'll known fact If Tom
McDougall had not fought his way
through the Indians AMI reached
Benteen and Reno those six compan-
les would have shared the fate of
Custer and his five companies. The
last order Gen. Custer issued was to
Benteen to "hurry up the packs"
was back many miles from
the command, proceeding as fast as
he could with the pack train, sup
ported by one company of soldiers.
Clusters order disclosed the fact
that he was about out Of ammunition.
Martin, who was intrust-
ed with this order to deliver to Nc
Dougall from Benteen, was never
able to get back to Custer on &C.
eount of the heavy fighting that en-
sued between the Indians and Reno's