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a Jolt TO ROMANCE.

Hubby. YOU have lock Of my hair,
haven't your
Next my heart
See II you can match II In some puns
when YOU 10 downtown, w ashington
Herald -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

White Wool Bankets-for single and twin oeds
extra heavy. exceptionally hne nish -cl lass
bIankets-especially suitable for hospua's,
hotels and institutions sI no Ia ). UU
NJ, ui,rtets-vhite and colored-also wool
rTtve5 desirable borders and finish Z SD
largo and small. Fall sale SPECTACULAR
u,,-o yyooi Rlankets-also fine CALIFORNIA; while
and colored-for large and small beds q 6!S
reg S6.0S ............' ''..'.'''''
scarlet and Gray Wool Blankets-for vi SD
size beds-also fancy colorings-speclH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

-Boomngdaes' Lex to Third Ave, seth to 6Oth ST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
Blankets at Fall Sale Prices
All Sorts-All Sizes-All Colors

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perfect
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

| Mesrs. A HEARN & SON. Oc| o. I'LL
DarS -, ,a,.... - our s+ooI 81 1rnotal
u'e hOI 0o'ei i0
ering he o production
: makea sale
Yours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
2lct. NerceriZed Cateens
69ct. DeWdroD ChiffOns

Colored crystal drops on white or colored
grounds-sso self color drops on black white
and newest Fall Standardization Tor
evening dresses and scarfs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
&c kniYeS 2nG ENrks

Navy and black serges-slso mannish and Other
seasonable miXtUros-coats fully lined ov
uemely smdrt-excellent tailoring sizes a. "a
and = years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
{ Set. Muslin crea4s
sZ.25 Feather Pillows

Beached-72X90 inch-fOr a size beds
same 90X90-regularlv .TJ..............
Measurements before hommlng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08

Finer Curtains from this purchase 70
tTgS. value s27 90. and still finer IN
regular stool, % $4,000, which We have
marked specially low 20 correspond with
the Cohen purchase.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
$3.50 BOYS SuitS.

Double breast and Norfolk plaitea-tan. --av
and brown chevl0ts. also fancy stripe navy
sersts- strictly al wOoi-excellent tailoring
fun lined trousers 90 Il Years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
79ct. Chiffon Cloth

40-inCh-blaek white. navy. roseda king
blue coronation American Beauty and other
popular shades-new. fresh goods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
72ct. Pnvs' Eaiaras

FIannelette-extra heavy nap-uink and bl,a
style-4 20 IA years N'''f
The fool-killer., 1911-02-01

cialist has to swallow all that
dose, then lam not 8 forty-fifth
cousin to the tWentythird uncle
of the man whose dog bit q Social
ist.
And that business of dividing
up all property and giving every
fellow as much as every other fell
loW-that lodges against my
Adams apple, too. I do think,
however, that every man should
be given a chance to own as much
property as he needs and can
make a wise use Of. It is foolish
ness to try to puta bushel Of corn
into a pint cup. Don't give q
thousand dollars to a hundred
dollar man; but, on the other
hand, don't let the hundred dol
lar man starve because he isn't a
thousand dollar man. Under our
present trust-burdened and ras-
system Of government
the thousand dollar man does no
thing and gets a million while the
hundred dollar man does all the
work and gets nothing. It's an
Internal shame, and somebody
will suffer in hell for it.
Don't divide up with the lousy
deadbeat and support him in his
rotten laziness, but fla man is
willing to work give him a mans
chance and let him be somebody.
No man can do his best work when
Me is hungry or cold or strug-
Cling amid poverty-stricken con-
ditions. I know whereof I speak
for ! have been there. When
we see the criminal piling up of
wealth by one class and the awful
want and restitution Of another
class-the two living side by side
and the latter being just as de-
serving as the former, and often
more so-who could deny that
there is abundant room for a
more equal distribution of the
good things Of life
Pearsonism stands for any
method or system that will stop
the internal pot-gutted money
lords from expressing the people
call it Socialism or what you
please.
The fool-killer., 1911-02-01
LoP- SIDED HISTORY.

to pick with the historians, too,
|hangStake EN-. They have been
pretending to write history for
several thousand years, and they
have made q bloomin mess of it.
The history Of the world has been
written wrong from the very dawn
Of history, and the reason Of it
is that men have such an internal
whee-whaWed conception of what
constitutes history. Away back
yonder IN the dim past they some
how got the fool notion lodged
lin their simlins that the only thing
about a nation worth preserving
was a record Of its vars. That
idea found lodgment in the hui
man mind at an age Of the world
when men were savages and brute
force was the only power known.
And sowhen they hadnasty wars
and butchered each other like
hogs, they wrote a history Of it,
and that was handed down as a
history Of that people.
That kind Of q bloody write-up
suited all right for a people whose
only occupation was fighting, but
there came a time. after awhile
when men began to do other
things. The victories Of peace
began to loom up-mental forces
began to vie with physical fore
es for the mastery of the world.
Right then old Bloody-Bones
should have been kicked out Of
the historians chair and a new
style of history introduced-but
was it so9 Nay, nay, Pauline.
They continued to write Of ar
mics and battles and call it his
tory. The victories Of peace were
Ignored. The achievements of
civilization, education, science and
religion were set at naught, and
we only have a blood-curdling
picture Of the terrible wars.
Examine all the so-called his
tory ever written and you will
find ten pages reeking with blood
and carnage to every one that is
given to happier events. To read
history one would get the idea
that the world had done nothing
but fight, and yet we know that
there have been more years of
peace than Of war.
They tell us that the wars have
been necessary. Maybe so. But
the War-clouds blew over and a
brighter day daWned. Why must
we memorize every name and
date connected with the wars,
and never hear a whisper about
what happened during the peace
full yeafs?. For the same reason,
! suppose, that a man@may live
a long, useful and happy life here
in this country and nobody re-
CARDS it as a matter worth men
tioning; but just let that man
break loose and commit some
lcrime and he at once gets his pic
ftdre and a Write-up in the paper.
"Only crime is news" says the
: newspaper man. .Only war is
history says the historian. But
I say they are both internal liars.
The good things that have hap
The fool-killer., 1911-02-01
GIVADAM JONES.

Old Givadam Jones was a rich old
fool,
And a rich old fool was he;
And his only usefulness was to show
How rich an old fool could be.
He lived in a palace of marble and
stone,
With jewels and gems untold;
And all the banks in town were full
OF Givadam Jones's gold.
To all the cries of sick and poor
He closed up like a clam,
And said, Perhaps ] ought to, help,
But I don't give a dam"
And thus he lived unto himself,
Allie Of selfish pride;
Then died and went to heavens gate
And thought he'd get inside.
When Peter saw him at the gate,
He closed 1t with a slam,
And down the line to sizz1etown
Went poor old Givadam.
The fool-killer., 1911-02-01
rs HIS soCIALIsMa

E#ASN = 49, -
calling me a Socialist. What dc
you think Of thatg Now, boys,
I'M going to state the case and lei
you be the judges.
I neither affirm nor deny. ]
simply have my own indiyidua'
opinions about things and dom
give three whoops in Hepsidan
whether other folks agree with
me or not. Never borrowed {
single one Of my views from any
old Socialist or anti-Sociais1
writer. Never thought it neces
sary to have my thinking done II
New York or Germany. Got /
fool notion that my own thinkery
can turn out opinions COCO
enough for me.
To the extent that my thoughts
are in harmony with Socialist.
teachings-to that extent I am {
Socialist and proud of it. Blu
there are lots Of ~places wher,
Socialism and Pearsonism cam
sleep in the same bed. I refer, 0.
course, to Socialism in it's re
stricted political sense. Broadl,
speaking, Socialism is the great
est question before the world to
day, and there are many sides t,
it. / despise to hear these it'll,
1x0 popgun editors and politi
clans shooting off their mouths
about Socialism, when they don
evens know A B G about wha
the word means. There is no sin
gle set of views or beliefs tina
can be held up as a Socialis
creed. Socialism is a grea
thought-force at work anon
men, and it means to eac]
man whatever he interprets it {
mean. Look at Christianity
divided into many factions, an
fyet pretty much in harmony %
the great essential truths. It !
the same way with Socialism. A,
Socialists are agreed that the II
ernaHbillionaires have run thing
their own way long enough, an
that it is time to give Old Ma
Peepul a chance. But they al
not quite SO well agreed as I
just the proper method of goin
at it. There is plenty of room f
every man to use his thinker {:
The happens to have one) and hel
to solve the problem.
1t has come to the pass that
a man resents being knocke
down and run over they call hi
a Socialist, and according to ths
rule I AN A SOCIALIST all tx
way from six feet above my hea
to twelve feet into the ground.
But that's no reason / mu
shut my eyes and gulp down a
the dangerous and revolutional
theories that have been advance
by the old fogy daddies Of Socia
ism. Those terrible free-lo,
doctrines Of Bebel, Morris, an
all that gang-God forbid that
should ever be guilty Of indorsir
a thing like that! Never! Tl
idea of abohshing marriage ar
the home and turning men al
women loose in the world like
gang of cows in a pasture
The fool-killer., 1911-02-01
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His name was Willie Wood.
Her name was Susie Glue;
He pressed her to his heart and
said,
Ny dear, I'm stuck on YOU"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-05-18

Supervisors Hold Special Session to
Equalize Taxation
ASSESSED At CASH VALUE
County Treasurer Must Publish Copy of State.
ment of Equalization

Under the terms OF the act Great
ing a new state board of equalization
the boards of supervisors of the scve-
raj counties must hold special scs-
sion this year ON the fourth Monday
in June 10 equalizc the assessment
rolls OF their respective counties and
prepare report for the state board
of equalization. which must be com
plcted before the second Monday in
July.
Other rather radical changes are
made in the old act by the new mea-
sure. which was given immediate ef-
feet The chairman OF the state tax
commission supcrccdcs the licutcn-
ant governor as a member of the
board and the--act provides for sec
rotary who shall be either the depu-
ty auditor general or clerk in that
department. The tax commission is
required To- present TO the board a
statement showing the actual cash
value Of all real and personal proper
ty in the state, except that paving a
specific tax or taxed under the ad
valorem system.
The state board Of equalization
will meet on the third Monday in Au-
gust this year and every third and
fifth consecutive year hereafter, in
stead OF every FIVE years. as the old
law provided
AT the conclusion OF It's session the
board is required to notify the treas
urer OF each county of the action ta-
ken in equalizing between the several
counties and the treasurer must pub
lish a copy OF the statement in one or
more newspapers in the county. The
board also is authorized TO publish a
copy of its proceedings and the state
ments presented by any OF the coun-
ties relative to the equalization.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-05-18
SAGINAW MAY FESTIVAL

Lover, of fine choral music can look
forward with pleasure to this rs one
of the strong features of the coming
Saginaw May Festival which begins
ON the evening of May 31st That the
great chorus of $50 voices viii be I'm
fine condition /, now beyond q quc,-
ton The Tuesday evening rehearsal
of the Saginaw chorus showed q
splendid development. and the rcudi-
ton OF the choral number, was such
as would do credit at the festival it.
self Reports from the auxiliary
choruses are also of the most cucour-
aging nature All seem To- realize
that i'm addition to singing with a
great orchestra and i'm the presence
OF noted artists, the whole state Of
Michigan will be represented i'm the
crowd that il expected 10 gather in
the great Auditorium.
The selection of choral work, Tor
the occasion is most happy one, the
first concert. after a short organ re-
cital, opens with the grand Hallclu-
iah chorus from the Messiah, pro-
nounccd TO be the hpcst ever written,
and which. upon its first rendition in
London, in the presence of King
George. caused him. followed by the
whole audience, 10 rise to their feet
at the words. "For the Lord God
omnipotent reigncth
The second choral wrok for that
evening will be selections from
Gounod's Faust. and will comprise the
choicest portions Of that wonderful
opera. In addition to the great
chorus and orchestra FIVE noted solo
ISIS will assist in the rendition of this
work. viz: Nine. Dimitricff, Nine.
Hulse. Mr.. Orm,by, Mr.. Schwahn and
Mr. Archambault. and the great organ
will be played by Mr. Wilhelm Mid
dclschulte, organiSt with the Thco-
dore Thomas orchestra Mr. Middcl-
schultz and Mr. Archambault will ap-
near at this festival only Owing to
their prominence in the musical world
(Mr. Archambault being from the
Boston Opera Company and Convent
Garden OPERA, those contemplating
attending the festival should not fail
to be present at the first concert.
Third choral work will open the
third concert and will consist OF that
masterpiece of Grieg's. Scenes from
Olaf Trygvasson. This is most
inspiring production. and its rendition
Is sure to attract unusual interest. In
addition to the chorus and orchestra
Mines. Dimitricff and Hulsc and Mr.
Schwahn will sing the solo parts.
This will be followed by the appear
auce of Nine. Rcache a. special at
traction Of this magnificent festival.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-05-18
SETH A. TUBBS SICK
Former Alma Man Gees North in
Search Of Health

The following is from the Eaton
Rapids Review and will interest our
citizens generally, all Of whom hope Mr..
Tubbs may speedily recover his usu-
al robust health:
Seth A. Tubbs and family left last
Tuesday for Graylng to spend a
month on Portage lake Mr.. Tubbs
is taking this vacation as the result
OF medical advice He has been feel
ing very poorly for the past four
months and his many friends were
much concerned regarding his condi-
tion and although he ha. not devel-
oped any organic trouble, il was the
advice of medical authority that he
should free himself from business
cares and get the benefit of the de-
lightful climate which the northern
part Of the state affords at this time
of the year. Since coming TO Eaton
Rapids four years ago, Mr.. Tubbs
has confined himself very closely 70
business and the rest will no doubt
bring the desired results"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-05-18
THE ANNUAL BANQUET
OF the Detroit Alma College ASSOCia-
ton Held Last Week

A goodly company of old Alma stu
dents gathered in the parlors OF the
Woodward Avenue Presbyterian
church last Friday evening for the
third annual banquet OF the Alma Col
lege Association OF Detroit The
menu which was served by the ladies
Of the church contained a generous
outlay OF fried chicken. creamcd
chicken, hot rolls, boston brown
bread, butter beans, fruit salad, straw
berries and ice cream assorted cake.
and other eatable- such as Prcsby-
tcrian ladies alone can serve
Mr. f. r. Perry, manager of the
special prescription department OF
Parkc, Davis & Company, presided in
a very able manner as postmaster
after being introduced by Rev. 5. l..
Divine. pastor of the church and pres
idcnt OF the association Rev. {. +.
Blanchard OF Pontiac was the first
speaker on the program, his subject
being The Franks of Early Day" "
The committee had chosen wisely
when they selected by Blanchard for
this topic. for it did not take the man
from Pontiac very long TO convince
the audience, although he protested all
ignorance OF college pranks during his
day. that he was possessed of an init
mate knowledge of all the inside
tricks perpctrated about the campus
previous 10 his graduation. Rev. l.. )
Brooke of Howell was called upon for
an impromptu and with his usual
readiness in bringing forth ideas and
the language to express them, dcliv-
cred a short address on the value OF
Alma to the lives OF young men and
women Mr.. Brooke said il he had
his educational work 20 do again, in
spite Of the fact that he has come into
contact with the large universities and
small colleges. he would cast his lot
with Alma every time Mr. VIM.
Winton. who has just received hand
some promotion at the hands of the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany. was also called up for an ex-
temporaneous address to which he
responded readily Mr.. Winton spoke
with his old time loyalty for Alma
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-05-18

that remain out of 146, that started
lin business in 1870.
This bank has lived To see the
steady progress Of its section OF the
state from an almost unbroken will
derness TO the enviable position Of
being rated as one of the richest and
best agricultural sections in Michi-
gan. As the pioneer bank of Gratiot
County and one of the few remain
ing poiueer banks of Michigan, it
stands as a demonstration OF the sur
vival' OF the httcst
When it opened its doors for bust
ness in February 1870, there were in
Michigan 1i6 banks, National State
and private OF these 14G banks and
their successors, only 80 are in cx-
istence to-day. The strength and
long life OF a bank consists not in the
relatively great volume OF its indebt-
cdness, in the form Of deposits, upon
which it pays interest, but in its abil-
ity to meet its obligations on demand,
and upon the confidence OF its pat
ronS, inspired by conservative man
agement, and the Gratiot County
State Bank has made ample demon
Stration of its ability to weather the
,tormie,t seas for nearly hall a cen
tury.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-05-18
SATURDAY 5 FIRE
Alma Grain q Lumber Co.'S. Hay
Sheds Go Up in Smoke
Loss ESTIMATED At $4,000
Chief FIShbeCk and Men Win New LawrelS as
Fire Fighters

The Changing Of the fire bell and
the blowing OF the whistle Saturday
afternoon caused a large crowd OF
our citizens 10 gather at the east end
Of Center street where dense volumes
of smoke were pouring from the hay
barns of the Alma Grain & Lumber
Co. Driver Peck. Chief FiShbeck and
men were on the ground with their
fire fighting apparatus almost before
the whistle ceased blowing the alarm.
Before a line of hose was laid, flames
were leaping from every conceivable
part OF the buildings and for short
time il appeared threatening for the
safety of thousands of dollars worth
Of adjacent property. But Chief Fish
beck and his crew OF fire fighters
were strictly ON the job and soon
had five streams OF water pouring
into the burning buildings In less
than an hour the fire was under con-
troll and q portion of the hose taken
up and placed in the cart ready Tor
the next call Considering the start
the fire had before the alarm was
sounded and the inAammabl> nature
Of the contents of the building. hay
and traw, Chief Fishbcck. Captain
Sarter and the members of the Alma
department. cannot be given too ouch
credit for the manner in which they
handled the FIRE The fire was iouSht
from both ends as well as center of
the burning structure, and the builG
ings to the north, less than ten feet
away were not even scorched What
the Alma fire department needs i, a
new hook and ladder truck and more
hose, which. together with the pres
ent equipment, would give Grief Fish
beck the apparatu, for meeting any
emergency that may arise. Every
foot OF the department hose was in
Saturday and had a FIRE started else
where in the city al that time the de-
partment would have been seriously
handicapped.
The Alma Grain & Lumber Co.
through their representative, pre-
sentcd the department with a check
for $50 as an appreciation OF their
work The fire is supposed TO have
been started from spark from q
passing engine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-05-18
SHALL STUDENTS VOTE

The question whether college stu
dents can vote in their college town
following Marshall dispatch:
George Young OF Whitemorc and
Harry Osborn of Benton Harbor. two
of the Is students of Albion college,
charged with illegal voting at the last
elect ton. were ON trial yesterday be-
fore Judge North of the circuit court
All OF the cases except four have been
dismissed
Following an agreement between
the attorneys a verdict OF guilty was
brought in The attorneys wish to
get the matter before the supreme
court TO determine whether students
have a right to vote who are residents
of the state and are attending school. v