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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Alma, Michigan. July

Alma, Michigan. July 3. 1911.
Advertised list for the week ending
July |. 1911.
Mrs Eva Blakesley
Mr. S ID Collins
Mrs Blanche b Edwards
Mrs j Glenn
Mr. | Il McGregor
Miss Dorothy Willoughhy
The above if not called for will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office July Il,
1911.
G. F. BROWN. p. NJ.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
Two Hurt In Muskegon.

AS a result of premature explosion
of fireworks at Lake Michigan park,
Muskegon, where thousands of people
were congregated late Tuesday night,
Helen Baker, 20, and Miss Mazda Med
ema, 22, were injured by the rush of
crowd to safety. Ray Studebaker, IA,
may lose the sight of both his eyes.
Over score of others were badly
hurt. The women are in a serious
condition.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
Fruits.

CHERRIES-a12 per 16-quart
case.
OOSEBERRJES-s1 per 16-quart
case
CURRANTS-Red, 1925 per 16-quart
case.
BLACKBERRIES-s per 1s
quart case
HUCKLEBERRIES- per
16-quart case.
RASPBERRIES-Re S4M $50 per
bu black. $3.50 per 16-quart case.
MELONS = Watermelons 3505oc
each Rocky Fords. $2.25M3 per crate.
STRAW BERRIES - Home grown,
S375n4 per bu.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
:. !. CHENEY & CO.,

+. ]. CHENEY & co.
Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known
f. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fnan-
cially able to carry out any obliga-
tons made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNEN &MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price IS cts
per bottle Sold by all Druggists,
Take Halls Family Pills for Con-
gestion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
Farm Produce.

GREEN CRoN-6oQe5c per doz.
CABBAGE-New, 2.7S 0S.25 per
crate.
HONEY-Choice to fancy comb.
16617c per ID.
NEW PoTAToEs-southern. $3.50
$50 per Dbl.
DRESSED CALVES-Fancy, 100
10 1-2c; choice, s@9c per lb.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, car lots. 700
soc; store lots, $50 90c per blu.
NEW MAPLE SUGAR-Pure; 1o@12c
per ID; syrup, 70 a. soc per gal.
TOMATOES-s1 25Q1.50 5per A.
basket crate; dollhouse tomatoes, $50
zoe per h.
LIVE PoULTRY-Broilers, 2oa21c;
hens, 12c; old ROSTERS, 10c; turkeys,
14G 15c; geese, S09c; ducks, 12@13c
per ID
CHEEsE-Michigan, old lie, new 10
614c; York state. new. 10 1-2914c;
Swiss, 1691Sc; imported Swiss. ESQ
Bic; cream brick, $50 lac; limberger,
12m14c per ID.
EGGS-Receipts CTS cases; market
firm; current receipts, cases includ-
ed, II lac per doz. Butter; market
steady extra creamery, 13c: frsts,
21c; dairy, lie; packing, Ice per
pound.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
Grain, Etc.

WHEAT-Cash No red, SSc; July
opened without change at SSc, lost 40
and advanced TO SSc; september OPEN
ed at 80 Lie. advanced 1-4c, declined
l-2c and advanced to 90 Lie; Decem-
Der opened at SO 1-4c. gained lac,
declined to 9Sc and advanced to
SO 1-4c: No. l white, SIC.
CORN-Cash MOI, 5Sc; No yellow
60c; No. 3 yellow, 5Sc.
OATS-Standard cars at A lie;
No. 8 white, 44c.
BEANS-Immediate shipment, s2.O5
bid; prompt July and October ship
ment, $203 bid; November shipment,
SIPS bid; December shipment, s1.93
bid
OVERSEED-Prime spot $3.50;
October, sS.75; March, $3.50: prime
alsike SO; August alsike, $s.75.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime spot 1918.
FEED-In 100-lb sacks jobbing
lots; Bran, s27; coarse middlings, $25;
fine middlings. S2S; cracked corn and
coarse cornmeal, $22; corn and oat
FLOUR-Best Michigan patent, s4.90;
ordinary, patent, $3.50; straight $4s5;
clear s4.75; pure rye, 1878; sprin q
patents, s565 per Dbl in wood.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING

At High School Mondav, July 10th.
1911, at 500 o. N. Election of Of
GERS and transaction of such other bust
ness a. may lawfully come before il.
The proposition of a new school
building will be discussed.
G. Rhodes, Secretary.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
Angel Now U. S. Judge.

Alexis Caswell Angel is now Unit.
ed States district and circuit Judge
for the eastern district of Michigan
He took the oath of Office in Detroit
In the presence of an assemblage of
local judges and lawyers that crowd
ed the larger district courtroom 10
the doors. Carrie S. DAWSON clerk
of the court, who administered the
oath, is the only woman in the his
tory of the United States court to
claim that honor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case OF Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
THE MARKETS.

DETROIT = Cattle Good cattle
steady Poor kinds 1Oc lower. Best dry
fed steers and heifers $6Q610; good
1900 p pounds a95 g6 to good
butcher steers and heifers, 700 to 900
pounds. $3.50 a 5.25; mixed butchers
fat & cows, sS@$A50; Gamers, $1.75 q
shippers bulls. s4@s450; good we'll
bred feeders, s4.75Q4S5; stockers.
$3.25@450
=, Veal Veal calyies-Mqrket duh at. last st
S.25; others. s4@75O Mich cows and
springers, $25@50.
sheep and lambs--Good lambs
lower. Best lambs 81; fair to good
lambs $50 $50; fair to good butcher
sheep 50; 15QS.25; culls and common.
Hogs-Market slow and Is to ESQ
lower, according to prices bid. Range
OF prices bid light TO good butchers,
$3.50 $64O; pigs, s615@ s6.25; hight
workers., s6.30@6.40; stays, one-third
off.
EAST BUFFAL0-Cattle steady.
Best l,S50 to 1,6OO-lb steers. 5000
Id shipping steers. $5.5O661O; medium
butcher steers 1000 to 100 Id. $50
"a 80; light butcher steers, -$4.65 @
mon to medium cows, SEA $3.50; trim
mers, s2.25d275; best fat heifers
s5.25 $50; good fat heifers, $4.76 %
Sis; fair to good heifers, s4d4.65;
best, stock heifers, s3.25@4; common
stock heifers, $303.25; best feeding
steers. dehorned, S4.5Od475; common
feeding steers, dehorned, $685.; best
bulls. s4.75 a 8; bologna bulls 1915 40 4;
stock bulls, 1925 n $50; best mixers
and springers, $50655; common to
good springers, S20M30
Hogs-l0 cars; slow; heavy and
workers., S6.7566.S0; pigs $3.50.
Sheep cars; steady; top lambs
1925 q 10; yearlings. S5Ge5.50; weth-
ers, S3.900410; ewes, $3Q3S0
Calves-$4.5O6
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06
Vegetables.

Asparagus. 90c0 81 per doz: beets.
new. 25 soc per doZ; carrots. 25c per
doz; caulflower, s1.75 per doz: cucum-
bers. dollhouse. Go a soc per doz Fl ORR
da celery. So; 25@S.50 per case; egg
IL PC per doz; green peppers, 75c
per basket; green beans. $1.7562 per
bu head lettuce, s1.75 per bu; mint,
radishes IL 1-2@15c per q OF; turnips,
new. 25G30c per doz; watercress, 25
a 30c per doz: wax beans, $17562
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06

The committee on labor of the
Connecticut general assembly will re-
port favorably on a bill which makes
II unlawful to employ any person for
seven days a week. The bill ex-
empts farm labor and personal SER
vice
The state treasury department has
received in peddlers' and hawkers'
licenses so far this year the sum Of
S2,055. This amount exceeds that Of
last year, and the number OF appIt
cations that continue to pour into the
once at Lansing bids fair to increase
the amount to the $4,000 mark before
the close OF the present month.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06

Olnh1 0A1 n Cures Catarrh OF Won't
rAGA 9Alm td Ls.So,,@ea PIE a,a myss.
Read The Alma RECORD.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
Prosperity in Canada,

William F.. Devreux, of Winnipeg,
who is at the Raleigh. said last night
that reports from the woods tell of the
biggest year in numbering cordwood. ties.
and telegraph poles that the woodsmen
have had in a good many seasons.
Twenty thousand men have been
working throughout the winter and
have piled up a lumber cut that will go
nearly to 100000, 900 board feet. and
this in the territory tributary to Win
nipeS alone. Four million ties. 100000
poles. and 10000 cords of wood are
cost in wages half a million dollars,
and will give the Winnipeg market the
nearest to a sufficient supply in the
lines named that it has had in a long
time.
The movement for better roads in Man
itoba is making splendid progress. Around
winnipeg the municipalities have taken
the work up with vigor. Splendid prog
ress has been made, and stretches of
good road are added each year. The
latest and most ambitious project of
the Good Roads Association is the
building of a highway from winnipeg
to Winnipeg Beach. a distance OF some
sixty miles The Beach is Winnipegs
most popular summer resort, and is at
the shore of fresh water sea larger
than Lake Ontario. With a good road
from Winnipeg, automobile parties will
make the Beach trip in great numbers"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
BACK FROM THE DEAD.
Body of Swiss Guide Yielded by GIa-
cier After T,yenty-three Years

IT'!U lS'FSl'N III hts.
The body Of a guide. perfectly pre-
served. has been Yielded up by one OF
the Swiss glaciers after a period of
twenty-three years. in 1EsS the guide
fell into a crevasse. His body was lately
recovered. its appearance unchanged by
its long imprisonment IN the ice.
There have been other cases of the
bringing back Of long lost body. held
for years in the close embrace of the
zee. One of the first instances on record
relates u the Hamel accident, which
oo CURED in $50. Several guides we're
swept down by an avalanche and hurled
into a Crevasse. HameI prophesied the
glacier would yield them Up in the course
OF 100 years. but Prof. Forbes. a British
expert in Alpine affairs. believed that
the end OF the glacier would he reached
~ the bodies in forty years. This state
ment was considered rold. but its ac-
curary was borne out b. the event. In
forty years the flow OF ice brought the
bodies TO light
In 1856 Henry ArkwriSht was lost in
4 glacier. In just thirty-one years his
hr other received a telegram from the
mayor of Chamonix stating that the
body had been found. Every article of
clothing was intact. His name and regi-
kerchief. and his gold pencil-caSe opened
and shut as easily as when he had last
used it, three decades before.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
A FORMER SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Story of an English Clergyman Who
Lived in the Reign of James L.

Prom London Tit-Bits-
Dr. John Donne. the famous English
divine and poet, who lived in the reign
of James l, was a veritable Sherlock
Holmes. One of his famous exploits is
as follows: He was walking in the
ChurChyard while a grave was being dug.
when the sexton cast up a molderinG
skull The doctor idly took it up, and, in
handling il, found a headless nail driven
into it.
This he managed to take out and con-
to him that murder had been done. He
questioned the sexton and learned that
the skull was probably tina: of A certain
man who was the proprietor of a brandy
shop. and was a drunkard. being found
dead in bed one morning after A night
in which he had drunk two quarts of
brandy.
Had he a wife," asked the doctor.
Yes" What character does she bear
She bore a very good character. only
the neighbors Eossiped because she mar
ried the day after her husbend's funeral.
She still lives here" The doctor soon
called on the woman.
He asked for and received the partiCu-
lars of the death If her husband. Sud
derly opening his handkerchief, he
showed her the telltale nail. asking. in
loud voice, Madam. do yo1 know this
nail? The woman was SO surprised
that she confessed, was tried. and exc
CLtpd
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20

From the Lcndur Chronicle.
The most scandalOus period in the
history OF the calendar was certainly in
those pre-Julian times at Rome. when
months had to hc inserted every other
year to get things appro ximateiy right.
For the entire regulation of this bust
ness was in the hands of the patrician
college of pontiffs, and they used to act
on the most shocking principles of fav-
Oritism. The year would be heightened
or shortened so as tn prolOng or cut
short a particular magistrate term OF
Office. and to confer similar benefit or
the reverse upon a farmer of the public
revenues. When Cicero was proconsul
OF Cilicia. he was continually writing
home To pull strings to prevent the pom
tiffs from prolonginE his absence from
Rome by inserting an extra month.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
A Cartoon with a Moral.

The man who is clever with his pencil
has an advantage over the author and
the orator. because he presents his story
in I picture which is seen at a single
glance 1t needed only a moments in
Spection Of the cartoon which appeared
in the Sunday edition OF The Washing
ton Herald yesterday to grasp the mean
ing OF the artist. Congress was repre-
scnted as a billposter with his brush
and bucket OF paste, and the board in
front OF him was already filled with an
nounccments OF the attractions at the
coming show at the Capitol. beginning
April J. The District OF Columbia
stood by with a poster labeled District
legislation. and appealed to Congress TO
add it to those already displayed II was
a picture with a moral. and il is to be
hoped that the suggestion viii develop
INTO actual TACT There IS every reason
why the District Committee OF the
House should be appointed carly. and
II this is done and some Of the other
wise unoccupied days of the session are
devoted to District affairs there will be
some atonemcnt for last sessions neg
Icct.
Thi> cartoon was only one OF the
many enjoyable features in yesterdays
edition. The story Of how Washington's
real boy, arc made into real men
through the medium Of the Boy Scout
movement; the interesting information
conveyed in the article on the transfor-
nation OF hack Yards into floral gar
dcns; the budget OF cable and domestic
news; the pages devoted to fashions and
other feminine matter+all these and
many other attractive features made
the Sunday issue one Of unusual inter
est. It is no wonder that the demand
for the paper Is steadily increasing.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
Size and Genius.

There arc those who contend that as
4 rule genius dwclls in persons Of small
stature. Some have gone 50 far as to
insist that genius and height arc incom-
patiblc LOmboroso was the chief ex-
poncnt of those views, but there have
been Others. In support of this argu-
mcnt. Napoleon the First, Alexander the
Great, Edgar Allan Poe. Alexander
Pope, Nelson, and Blake have been
cited. 1t is true the list of men of IN
doubted genius who have been small in
sic is long. Indeed. some were dwarfs.
More than that. many OF the really
very great men not only have been small.
but diseased and defOrmcd 1t is known
that Julius Caesar, who may be classed
among the short men. was an epilepGc
So was the great Napoleon. Pope was
misshapen and Alexander and Poe drank
TO excess: Byron, OF average height
only. was lame; Nelson was small and
fraIl. and it is possible to place many
more in the same category.
So far as Americans arc considered,
distinguished men have not been Of
short stature, but rather the reverse
There have also been many eminent Eu-
ropeanS who boosted considerable height
At any rate, when speaking of an aver
age stature, it must be borne in mind
that the average stature varies accord
ing to the different countries. The av-
erage height of Americans is about FIVE
feet eight inches; of Englishmen less,
while the average height of men of the
Latin races is even lower. OF the lives
of Io3 distinguished men examined for
the purpose by a British publication, it
appears that sixteen were of middle
height, fifty-Gght above, and twenty
nine below the average.
Among distinguished men of America
some were of large stature. Charles
Sumner was SIX feet four inches; Jeffer-
son Davis and Andrew Jackson over six
feet. Among others of that height were
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT wELLKNOwN PERSONS


in Canada
FORMER CONGRESSMAN j. SHELLEY,
OWEN WISTER novelist, member Philadelphia
EDGAR
nelus from
GOODYEAR the Arts Museu
a of
WILLIAM L WASHINGTON retired capitalist
scendent Augustine
Washington. served aid
E. Johnston. of the Confederate
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
Mercy, Justice or Humanity, Which !

1t may be impracticable to enact a
statute of limitations for the punishment
of crime, but there are some cases which
arouse an earnest protest. Several of
these recently have come to light. and
it is nothing short OF disgrace upon
civilization that such things are allowed
under the law.
The other day the doors of the South
Carolina State prison opened to receive
a man who had escaped from that peni-
Tertiary sixteen years ago. This man
had turned over a new leaf. led an ex-
ernplary life, had become the head OF a
respected family. and by hard work and
industry had earned a reputation as a
good and desirable citizen. We quote
from a contemporary that an enemy.
discovering his past. had betrayed his
identity, and. of course. the unfeelIng
letter of the law stepped in and made
him prisoner for the rest Of his I'M
completed sentence. plus the penalty de-
1nanded by the State laws for escaping
from the prison. And VIC read also that
a parallel case occurred in Georgia 4
short time ago.
What harm. We ask. could society
have suffered had mcrciful law washed
away the old scores against these men?
Was it necessary in these cases that the
law should demand its pound OF flesh?
If we understand the handling OF crimi-
mails and crime Alright, punishmentS have
been decrccd as preventive and correct
i've measures. Criminology at present
IS extending a practice OF probation on
the theory that. excepting in capital
crimes. a sentence which is sufficient 10
change the course OF an offenders lie
and to convert him from a breaking
to a law abiding citizen IS sufficient for
the demands OF Justice and the safe
guarding al society," Even in capital
cases this principle i gaining ground,
there being a growing tendency OF ahan-
Coning the old law OF an eye for an eye
and tooth for tooth.
In the cases mentioned above the
crime, whatever il was. has been ont
lived The pardonine power OF the gov
crnor should promptly be used. unless
the object Of law Is revenge and the
qualification OF personal hatred.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20

George Washington, Lincoln, Samuel
Adams, Henry Ward Beecher, Rufus
Choate; and in Europe Bismarck,
Thackeray, and Darwin. The list of
famous men of middle height is long.
1t contains such names as Browning and
John Adams. 1t is interesting in this
connection to note that some of the tall
men of genius have had moderate-sized
heads. Shelley was tall. but had small
head. Some of the men imbued with
the divine spark had large heads, thus
proving that the size of head had moth
ing to do with the quality of the brain.
Tolstoi was a tall. strongly built man,
with a ieonine head. Meredith was
thin. delicate-looking man of more than
medium height; Swinburnc was very
short, with a somewhat large head. and
Whistler a small, thin man, with a head
of more than the ordinary size.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
CaroIina's Edible Clay.

From Popular Mechanic.
y" mention Of tho edible clay deposits
of tn" United States is found in the list
NJ natural resources Of America. At
least il IS not called by that name. and
vet th,.rc arc great beds Of the clay lying
from ten 10 thirty feet below the surface
Of tho earth IN the CarolnaS and in Ten
ncSSec. And II is really edible. Hundreds
Of the class known as poor whites. that
are found In such numbers in the back
woods and mountain districts ~ the
South. are hahttual users Of this delicacy.
1t is pure white and free from grit and is
found in great abundance.
There arc other uses to which the edi-
bic clay is put, however. that make il a
valuable commodity. The sheen on play
ing cards, visiting cards. and high grades
Of paper is supplied by tho Use of the
clay. and wall paper manufacturers use
quantities of il in mixing Colors for their
product The most important use to which
II is put IS in the manufacture of pOrce-
an and other kinds Of pottery.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
A BIG, BIG 3D."

nv wife plays golf; m duty bound
Onoe every week I take her round;
1t snothes my manly pride to meet
A PLAYER | can soundly beat
The nuisance is that then ! am
Declared the very mildest d-n
Rut think not gentle reader.
Am prone to let had language fly:
Yet who that foozles does not know
Occasions when feeble Blow
Is scarcely able to express
Ones sentiments true inuardneS!
Some men there are, l grieve to say.
Who give thfir angry passions sway;
For instance there is Oconel Jones,
Who in a bunker makes no bouss
OF Language which would raise your hair
And makes the very caddies stare.
Such habits should be c7rred. One day
asked him with my wife to play;
l caddied for her, powered near
His muttered eIpletives to hear.
She heard one once and caught his eye,
His oath subsidized to q sigh.
TINS handicapped. he played his worst;
= Below his breath he deeply crsed;
He ground his teeth. his cheeks grew rcd
With bottling words which were not said.
At last he missed an easy hit
And had an apopiectic 1T
So learn this lesson from his fate,
And curb Jour language Gro too late.
London TtBitA
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
The Efficiency Engineer.

From the New York sun.
Efficiency engineering is a logical out
come of the movement toward larGe-sCale
business under corporate ownership
Giant enterprises prevailed easily in the
competition with individuals and firms
OF limited capital. At present, however,
incorporated companies produce about -
per cent of all the goods manufactured
in the United States. The competition as
a rule is no longer mainly between large
and small producers, and the rough and
ready organizations Of big industrial
plants hastily effected some years ago
will not suffice under existing conditions.
1t is the presence of numbers of such
loosely organized establishments compel
ing each with the other which has given
rise to efficiency engineering.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-20
POLITICAL COMMENT.

From the Houston Post.
Upon the action of the majority at the
forthcoming session, and at the regular
session to follow. will largely depend the
result of the next Presidential campaign.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Think of St. Louis woman who has
golden crown that cost 100000 glass
es of beer!
! From the St Louis GIobe-DcmccTat-
Portugal has put her exiled Manuel on
a pension of $4,000 year. This may
he enough for Manuel since Gaby des
Lys has renowned him.
From the Rochester Post Express
Let no one despair Progress in the
right direction is made every day. 81
may he wrong" says Bevoridse. That's
going some.
From the Florida Times Union.
The reason for our objection to any
change in the manner of cleCtinG Sen
ators is that we prefer to keep it as a
body that would rather be right than
popular.
Frrm the Milwaukee, News.
Taft seems to he trying to denature the
Republican party. See how many actual
or near Democrats ne has chosen for
Cabinet and other positions.
From the Milwaukee News
Tawncy says that care by Congress
could have saved the government $6",-
O",0n' But what is a little thing like
So, On. OOO-of other peoples mOncy-be-
tween good fellows in Congress?
Frrm the Wilmington ~. O. Star
who does the South want for Presi-
dent" inquiries a contemporary. That
a secret. Furthermore. it's entirely too
early to he going around wearing Wilson
buttons
Frr1n the Detroit News.
Give US the privileges" say the Wall
street manirulators in Mexico, and the
Mexicans can have the rights"
Frrn the Columbia State.
To he a Democrat no .OnCCr takes one
out OF the ranks Of tn" common people
in Mainr.
From the Mcrnrhls Commcr1aL
The colonel is leaving fragments Of
tina, broken silence all through the
South.
From the Nov Yorh H"r,rI.
Twenty thousand troops sent to Texas
to settle Mexican war IN New York?
Frrn the Springfield Republican.
Cop. Dix is now trying coffee and
cigars on Mr.. Murphy. Nobody seems to
have a club.
Prrrn tho Providence TnbInc.
If Congress could have fOrcsccn what
Mr.. Taft would do to it # he remained
in Washington perhaps II would have
made less fuss over his travelling cx-
nanSeS