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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
ARCADIA CENTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Holiday of St. Johns
visited Mrs Jack Mosey recently.
Mrs. B. S. Cline is visiting friends
in Battle Creek
Fred Bradford is taking treatment
at DR.. McLoughlin's sanatarium in
Elwell.
Mr.. J. c. Wheeler has a brother
visiting him from Illinois.
Mrs. Jack Morseys sister is visit
ing her from St. Johns
Pearl Hazelton and Clarence Junior
of Saginaw took advantage of the ex-
cursion to visit the formers parents
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hazelton Sunday.
Mrs. Allen Hazelton made a bust
ness trip to Riverdale this week.
Arcadia Grange, No. 500, met in
regular session Saturday evening,
June "a, w. M. presiding. One appli-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
SOUTHWEST PINE RIVER

Mrs John Wolfe was the guest of II
Currence and familv this last week.
Can't John Wright has returned from
a visit with friends i'm the state of
Iowa.
Matt johnson and family spent Sun
dsy with Mrs b Mckinney and family.
Richard Ellison of Williamson is
spending few weeks with Mr. and
Mrs G r Moulton.
Miss Francis Waldo of Belding is
here visiting relatives and friends for
a few weeks.
Andrew WEIGH and son are in Ann
Arbor for treatment for the son.
Mrs Dora Wiley and daughter attend
ed the funeral of their cousin, Miss Ell
sic Gilkin on Thursday.
Mrs Elmer Ruthruss of Edmcre is
the guest of Mrs W Marlborough.
Miss Kathryn Currence was the guest
of Miss Ida Bradford of Bay City on
Sunday.
John Sullivan and family and John
Snyder and wife have been on an auto
tin through the southern part of the
state.
Mrs L Butterfield is on the sick list
Her mother of Alma is caring for her
\ Anna Williams was visitingg her
sister in Merrill last week
Mr. and Mrs H j Hyde report that
their son ROYAL was not as well last
week.
Miss Kathryn Currence is operat-
ing for the Union Telephone company
in Alma.
Mr. and Mrs VIII Omans attended
the funeral of sister in Crystal on
Thursday.
Rachael the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
E Tavlcr has passed the Sth grade at
the age of IL wears in the district
known as the Brick school where her
mother. who was formerly Ella Gerber.
taught Is wears ago. Rachael Is very
bright little girl and her many friends
wish her congratulations.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29

cation for membership received and
favorably reported upon, and candi-
date ordered notified to be present
for initiation at next meeting. 1t was
announced by the chairman of the
Women's Work Committee that there
would be a social at the Hall next
Friday night, all are invited Secre-
tary directed to invite orchestra of
Pleasant Valley Grange to with us
at Pomona At the request of the
Lecturer, Master appointed a commit
tee of young people to arrange for
entertainment for Pomona committee:
frankie Kuhlman, Florence Wood
and Roy Keefer. Meeting turned over
to Lecturer Opening song; Roll
call Sister Bertha Hubbel and Esther
Smith each gave a fine recitation;
Sister Florence Wood gave a short
talk on some defects in rural schools,
and Mr.. Pattengill to the contrary
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
MARRIED At LAPORIt
Last Saturday al High NOOn-Bert
Hayes and May Barron
REV. {. WILLIAMS TIED KNOT
Newly Married Couple to Make Their Home in
Grand Rapids

The LaPorte Argus Bulletin of last
Saturday had the following account of
the marriage of Bert HAYES and Miss
Barron. both former Alma Young peo-
ple
The marriage of Mr. Adelbert Hayes
of Grand Rapids. Mich. and Miss Mel
lie Nav Barron, daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs John W Barron of this CITY, was
solemnized this morning at 10 o'clock
at the brides home at the Teegarden
hotel The ceremony was performed
by Rev f Z Williams. rector of the
Grace Episcopal church of Menominee,
Wis. who was The former pastor of
Mr. and Mrs Barron. The ceremony
was performed in the pa-lors of the
otel, and the couple knelt during the
bestowing of the benediction at an i'm
provised altar of ferns and daises. The
ring service was used. The bridesmaid
was Miss Helen Dowell. of Marsailles
Ill college friend of the bride. and
the groom was attended bv his brother
Mr. Blaine HAYES of Flint. Mich The
bride wore handsome travelling cos
tune, and the maid of honor wore
prett, dress of white silk The bride
carried an arm bouquet of brides ros-
es, and the maid of honor carried
sweet peas. Following the ceremony
and the congratulations wedding
breakfast was served in the private
dining room of the hotel. where the
decorations were ferns and daisesi.
After a wedding trip in Michigan the
couple will go to Grand Rapids. Mich.
where thew will be at home to their
friends at 100 ColfaX street. The
groom is the advertising manager of
the Grand Rapids Heating company.
The bride has resided in this city but
several months her father having re-
Gently leased the Teegarden hotel.
The guests at the wedding were the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs Barron.
and Mr. and Mrs j w Crmpacker of
this city; the groom parents Mr. and
Mrs Bert Hayes of Grand Rpids. Miss
Jane Elizabeth Lancashire of Alma
Mich. Mr. Blaine Hayes of Flint
Mich. and Miss Helen Dowell of Mar
sailles. Ill.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
CARSON CITY

VIII Ernertinger has so far recovered
from his recent attack of rheumatism
that he is able to again resume his
duties as timer and plum her,
George Knowls. farmer of Bloomer
township, announces that having is a
thing of the past with him. as he has
~ acres secured in fine shape.
The thresher VIM Brannon has un-
loaded at this depot is new thresher
of the advance make. for use the COM
ing season.
Mrs c F Wright has been away. at
Alma and vicinity for few days. Wis
iting her sons. who live near Alma
and at Shepherd, Isabella county.
The raise in price or beans and oats
has caused the farmers to get busy
and are looking very pleasant indeed.
s Walker and wife now ride in a
beautiful new buggy. Mr. Walker Is q
retired farmer and believes In taking
comfort
The firm of Krohn & Netzorg has
dissolved partnership. Mr. Krohn re-
naming. and will hereafter conduct
the business himself. While many re-
greet to learn that Mr. Netzorg will seek
another locality and again enter the
mercantile business. that he has been
engaged in for the past 20 years.
Miss Mary Mills of West Pine River
is at Carson City making her school
mate. Miss Helen Wright. and also her
brother Q visit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
WEBB FAMILY REUNION.

The annual reunion of the Webb
family was held at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. w. H. Smell on Gratiot
avenue, June IS. The number pres
ent was thirty, and the program con-
sisted of music and speaking. The
uinner was served by Mrs. Seigel
wilson. The out-of-town guests
present were from St. Louis, Forest
hill, Riverdale and Williamson. The
reunion next year will be held at the
nome OF George Webb of Forest Hill
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Alma. Michigan June 10Th. 1911.
Advertised list for the week ending
June cath. 1911.
Mrs Hattie Apple
Mr. Roy Brown
Mrs Frank Clark
Mrs j l. Dodds
Rev II S Higgins
Miss Kate LETTERS
Mrs Nina Lowe
Manager, German American Sugar
Co
Mr. X j Marks
Warren Pennock
The above if not called for will he
sent to the Dead Letter Office July
10th. 1911.
G. F. BROWN. Postmaster.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
CHURCH announcements

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST
Services every Sunday at 1870 a, N
in the Knights Of Pythias hail Wednes-
day evening services at 7:30. Reading
room open Saturday afternoon from two
to four O'Clock same place.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29

Notwithstanding favored a uniform
system of textbooks. Grange closed
in form after which lemonade and
cakes were served Number present
thirty-six.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
NJ. e. CHURCH

Morning service at 1000; Sunday
School at 1890; Epworth League and
Glass meeting at 600 p. m. Evening
service at 200. Mid-week service at
7:3o Thursday evening in lecture room
of church.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29

Church of Christ. Preaching 10 100
a. m. Lords dav school IL 100 a. m.
Christian Endeavor $3.50 D. m.
Preaching 80 D. m. Wednesday
evening-Trsining for service. Thurs
dav evening. Public PRAYER meeting
Z 80 D. m.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
FREE METHODIST CHURCH

Regular services of worship at l0:45
a. IN. and 1880 p. IN. Sundays. Sunday
school $3.50 a. IN. Midweek prayermeet-
ing Wednesday evening at 7;3O. Church
OH corner of w. Center and Cedar street.
G.. w. Kiffer, Pastor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29

FOUND-A pocket book containing
money. Owner can have same by prov
ng property and paying for this
notice. Fred Rockafellow, r. F. d.
No. 3 1683t6
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-29
items OF SPECIAL INTEREST.

FOR RENT-First cottage north of
Masonic Home, $25 pei month. Apply
at office of A. w. Wright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
MUSHROOMS IN OLD QUARRIES
Abandoned Underground Passages
 Used Near Paris

From Country Life in America. Ht
 The tourist who for the first time visits the southern and western plains of the suburbs of Paris is sure to be puzzled by certain quadrangular wooden towers ris- ing out of the ground. What still more excites his curiosity are the clouds of smoke that occasionally ascend from these strange structures scattered over waste grounds. cultivated fields and gardens.
 They do not, as one might suspect. serve as housings for the secret prosecu- tion of business of a criminal or a ques- tionable nature, but are simply shafts for the ventilation of old quarries that are at present used for the cultivation of mushrooms. There is good reason for the belief that this culture originated in France in the latter half of the 18th cen tury, and that at the outset the kitchen gardeners who engaged in it in the spring and fall considered it as a natural adjunct to their business. Then, century ago a horticulturalst named Chambray con ceived the Idea of devoting the abandoned subterranean quarries to their culture, since in them are found the conditions of and Humidity favorable to the development of ne fungus.
 He succeeded thus in making a hand some profit, with the consequence that he had many imitators. who have tried to lease all the excavations abandoned by the quarrymen, so that the mushroom ln- dustry soon became one of the most pros porous of the environs of Paris At present the suburban mushroom exploita- tions are almost exclusively distributed over the left bank of the Seine. in the sec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

Chinese. That ship. carried with specie about 30,000 Spanish milled dollars and also some ginseng, some scrap iron, lead and other things not useful to give the Indians in exchange for their possessions.
 The ship sailed away to Canton. The pass enabled her to anchor at Whamoa, just below Canton, where she unloaded her cargo the same as if she had been vessel belonging to the East India com pany. Then she loaded again with all the privileges that went with the permit.
 It was a sin and a shame what that su- percargo did with the stuff Livermore and Astor sent to Canton. That ginseng, which cost only 20 cents pound in New York was sold to the Chinese for $3.50 pound. That lead which cost 10 cents pound in New York, brought & a pound and there was not enough for one-haf the eagle eyes that were fixed upon 1t. But the scrap iron brought the fancy price. Some of it went as high as Sf or $o a pound. With the money in hand the supercargo bought tea. There was only about 250 to 3C0 per cent profit on that tea when it was sold in New York. When the vessel got back to New York and the tea was unloaded and sold, and the ac- counts were verified in every detail Mr. Astor's half of the plunder was packed n barrels and sent to the little store ne maintained. The wagon had to make sev- eral trips because MT. Astor's profit was S35, ,000, and he got every penny of it in silver dollars.
 John Jacob was cagy gentleman. With his 1000 he got back his permit. He saw no reason for doing any more business with Mr. Livermore, for MT. As tor bought a ship and went into the Can ton trade himself Probably he figured that MT. Livermore had enough to do to attend to the West Indies Then, as if fortune had not been kind enough in the first instance, the Goddess of Chance be- gan to do her prettiest for John and his enterprise. The cargo that Astor sent out on that first Independent voyage is de- scribed as "assorted" assorted in about | the same sense as that the Livermore
 cargo was, being largely made up of lead. I scrap iron and ginseng. On her way put | The ship had to touch at the Sandwich ls- | lands for water and for firewood. The | firewood that had been carried on deck had been swept off by a heavy sea. With Q fresh supply of water and a fresh SUD- ply of firewood the ship sailed from the Sandwich Islands to Conton.
 At Whampoa while she was discharS- ing, a mandarin came aboard to look the vessel over He did not get very far be- fore his eyes expanded bit. He pointed to the hrewood. and asked how much they would sell it to him for. The captain laughed. Being a Yankee, he answered by asking a question, "IIow much will you give?n
 The mandarin said $500 a cord or words to that effect. The Yankee captain let him take it then and there, and the mandarin seemed well pleased. The Yankee cap- tain thought he had done fine piece of trading The mandarin had the same thought in regard to himself. Each man was right. That firewood was sandalwood
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the sea. love of strange lands. Maybe it
 came from her father, who was sea cap
 tain and had roamed the oceans. That parchment granting a privilege to trade in those ports that were closed to all Ves-
 sels not holding the precious papers fas- cinated her So did the Canton price cur rent. She talked a good deal about it.
 talked extravagantly, it seemed to her husband. She even suggested that in 9 little while he might venture something
 in the way of jobrney there. Tt is no use" said the husband. q have no ships.
 That settled it, or he thought it did. But Mrs. Astor talked about it next day and
 the day following. and the day following that. Then one morning John Jacob Astor went down to the office of James Liver
 more, who at that time was the most oele-
 brated merchant of New York in the West India trade. Astor showed the East India
 parchment to Livermore and made a prop
 osition to him that almost staggered Mir Livermore.
 This permit is of great value" Astor said, If you will fit out one of your larg-
 est ships for the voyage you can use this
 permit. With this price current you know just what things will sell for and what | things can be bought for. If you furnish | ship and cargo I am willing to let you
 have the use of this permit for this trir
 for one-half the profits"
 MT. Livermore shooed MT. Astor out
 I.ivermore traded exclusively in the West
 Indies, particularly Jamaica. The idea ot
 giving half the profits just for the use oi
 permit and for trading in a far corner
 of the earth was an absurdty. But when he shooed MT. Astor out MT. | Astor neglected to take his price current
 with him. Livermore looked it over sev- | eral times. The more Livermore studied
 it the more the possibility of profit-great
 proft-appealed to him. Within month he sent for Astor.
 | q thought you were joking about that | East India business he said 'lf you are
 in earnest I will talk the matter over with | you
 They talked. An agreement was signed l by which Astor was to get one-half the profits without the outlay of penny. | Iivermore selected the ship and loaded
 her. He did not pick his largest vessel, be- cause he was a little doubtful, and he did
 not send his best supercargo or his best captain, because he did not want 10 risk his most valuable men. He did not send
 a particularly attractive lot of junk to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

overstocked lie had no agent in Lon don. He did not care to send a consign- ment there and trust to chance to whether he would be robbed get an honest return.
 His wife, who had rare business sagae ity insisted that he go over, take his stock with him, sell his stuff there and, if he found an agent whom he felt sure he could trust. engage him. John Jacob always had obeyed his wife. He got aboard ship and sailed for London town He did not go in very fine style, either, but as a steerage passenger. There is no better index to his financial con- diton at this period than that fact. He had to economize to the limit. The furs he took with him were choice, but he lowed a fair bit of money in New York and he was very uncertain as to the result of his trip. His wife was not.
 When he reached London he had req son to rejoice in her confidence. He found ready market for his furs and found no difficulty in disposing of them at an excellent price. Then he cruised around to pick up things he felt sure he could sell at a profit in New York. He bought a large line of stuff and put 1t aboard ship. When his money was near ly exhausted he had two weeks idle time on his hands. for the ship could not sail until then. This time he utilized in vis- iting various points of interest in the British capital, picking up information l,ere and there, and especially talking with men in business as to the chances of acting as their representative in New York.
 His ambition at that time was to be- come the American representative of some good. established British houses. Chance took him one day into the offices of the great East India house a London It was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of all the great mercantile es establishments in London. Astor looked at the big warehouses, the tremendous stock and was impressed by the magnitude of the concern. He asked the name of the manager porter gave him that name. It was German, and Astor asked if the man was German English The porter told him the man was a German who had been in England for some years. The name was familiar to young Astor and being curious, he sought an oppor tunity to meet the manager Astor told him who he was and where he was from and was eourteously received by the manager. Then Astor, who had been looking interestedly at the man, inquired
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and we shall soon have something like 900. 900 rifles and 150000,000 rounds of ammunition in our storehouses what we need more than anything else Just now is guns and ammunition for the field artillery. Tie artillery guns are very complicated, and they take time to make. You cannot have them within few days upon order. We need about 1000 of them, and they will cost alto gether something like $2000o,000. The men wiao operate sucn guns require special training, and we should have them just as soon as possible. AS 10 ammunition we should have 1850 rounds for each gun. This is only one half the amount that the European armies carry"
 Ready for War
 During my talk with Secretary Stim- son I asked him if we could der-nd ourselves if attacked by one of the great powers of Europe. He thought we could. but said to do that one must consider both the army and navy our
 feet which now operates as a whole, would keep the enemy away from the ports, and the army would be on hand to supplement the coast defenses In case the enemy should pass our navy
  firmly believes in stronger army and says that it is d necessity to our na- tional protection.
 In speaking of the preparation of the army for war in my talk with Gen cral Wood 1 referred to the story told of Gen. Won Moltke at the time that the Franco Prussian war broke out. As that story goes. Won Moltle was sleep ing in his house when d messenger ar rived and walked him with the news that war was declared. He then said; well, tell them to go to file 1863 and take out the instructions in box 5f and act upon them" Thereupon he turned over and went to sleep. l will not be sure as to the number of the file box but that was the gist of the story.
 l understand that this same sort of preparation is now going on in our War Department. The army has been or- ganizcd as great fighting machine, and it is being put in such shape that the pressing of a button or the pulling of a lever will bring every part of the machinery into action. The various de- partmenrs are being systematized and in- structions have been made for t-Ie move ment of the troops and the handling of the ammunition and supplies for ev- cry contingency. This is so as to every branch of the regular army and as to cv- cry officer in 1t. It is so of tie supply depots and as to the trains and the plans to be followed in case volunteers are needed. The m..tia is a part of Inc plan. and it is the aim of the depart ment to bring about such a union of the regular army and the militia that they can be handled together. At pres ent the most of the militia companies of the United States are being instructed and aided by officers of the regular army detailed for them. and the militia is to d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

if he had not gone to school in the little town of Waldorf, in Germany. The man said he had and then he and Astor rec ognized each other. They had been schcolmates One had crossed the seas to the New World, and was slowly climbing the ladder The other had crossed the sea to England and had at tained high position in mercantile life.
 The manager of the East India com- pany was deeply interested in his old schoolmate. had him to dinner. escorted him around London, and showed various attentions to him. He wanted to make some presents to Astor and send gift or two to Mrs. Astor, but Astor refused. The manager went down to the shipside to see Astor off. About the last thing he said to him was this:
 Jacob I have tried to make present to you, but you will take nothing. Now I want to give you something that you will remember me by and that may be of service to you some day. It costs me nothing, so you will have little reluet- ance, I hope, in accepting it. You may find it useful if you ever engage in ship ping. It is a permit good for all East India company ports.
 The gift the manager handed over to him was a parchment. It was Permit No 6S giving to John Jacob Astor or any vessel bearing the permit the right to trade freely and without moestation at any of the ports monopolized by the East India company The parchment was wrapped in a big printers sheet which contained the prices current in Canton, China, for the various goods bought and sold in that part of the world Did ever man receive a stranger gift? Few men have ever received a more valuable one. John Jacob Astor stuck the parchment in his greatcoat, shook hands with and em- braced the schoolboy friend, and they parted, never to meet again.
 As the ship plowed it's way across the Atlantic, John Jacob Astor thought little of the Canton price current or of the parchment of the East India company. He had no ships and he never had any trade with the East Indies. and never expected to have. Then when he arrived in New York and got rid of his sea legs and sat before nice. warm grate fire with little beer by his side and a pipe in his mouth, and Mrs. Astor sitting few feet away, and was recounting all the details of his great trip, he showed the Canton price current and the parchment to that clever woman. She had imagination a lot more of it than her husband. She had a love of